Are purple eyes just legends? Research show that eye color is determined by the amount of melanin in the iris and the scattering light in someone's eyes. Research also shows that there are different counts of people developing purple eyes after birth. A study on Alexandria's Genesis shows that it is a very rare color in the eye's of almost all women only. So is it true? Many people do not believe that it is real because of all the outrageous effects that it has on some people who have acquired this rare eye color. One of these weird outlandish effects is that their skin is very fair, but never tans or burns. They also don't develop any hair on their body except on their eyebrows, eyelashes, or hair that grows on their head. They also possess
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Melanin also works to absorb heat from the sun! Many animals count on this to make and maintain their body temperatures. It also works to reduce the amount of light beams that enter the eye. This provides the absorption of the scattering light in someone's eyes. (wiseGEEK: What is Melanin? on paragraph 7) This results in keener and better eyesight for the people with darker eyes with more melanin in them. Those with less melanin will have lighter and more fair skin coloring. A person with a huge lack of melanin is an albino, or as some would call it, albinism. All animals, plants, and humans can have forms of albinism! Many people with albinism have very light eyes. Their eye color can sometimes be seen as pink, red, light blue, or even purple! (Buzzfeed: Albinism is Beautiful on paragraph 4) People with albinism may have a big difference between the description of the effects of Alexandria's Genesis violet eyes and their fragile light colored eyes. People with albinism usually have skin that burns easily and very poor vision. This may sound a bit familiar, but some types of albinism cases are associated with increased …show more content…
The iris is usually pigmented with lots of melanin which determines our eye color. ( Wikipedia: Iris (anatomy)) Determining somebody's eye color isn't all that easy. People may think that the eye color of a child is just a mix of the parent's eye color, like mixing paint, but this isn't true. Each parent has two pairs on genes on each chromosome. (All About Vision: Eye Color) There are many different combinations for each eye color. It just makes every eye color unique and special! The origins of this odd eye color and weird effects that come with it are from England in 1329. A child was born with pale skin and purple eyes. Her name was Alexandria. However, some other people say that it originated over 1,000 years ago, in Egypt. A mysterious light flashed in the sky and all who were exposed to it suddenly had purple eyes with pale skin. They came to be known as spirit people, and eventually disappeared. (Alexandria's Genesis (purple eyes): Fact or Fallacy?) Nobody knows if both of these happened, but it is pretty cool to know where this mystery
Melanin also works to absorb heat from the sun! Many animals count on this to make and maintain their body temperatures. It also works to reduce the amount of light beams that enter the eye. This provides the absorption of the scattering light in someone's eyes. (wiseGEEK: What is Melanin? on paragraph 7) This results in keener and better eyesight for the people with darker eyes with more melanin in them. Those with less melanin will have lighter and more fair skin coloring. A person with a huge lack of melanin is an albino, or as some would call it, albinism. All animals, plants, and humans can have forms of albinism! Many people with albinism have very light eyes. Their eye color can sometimes be seen as pink, red, light blue, or even purple! (Buzzfeed: Albinism is Beautiful on paragraph 4) People with albinism may have a big difference between the description of the effects of Alexandria's Genesis violet eyes and their fragile light colored eyes. People with albinism usually have skin that burns easily and very poor vision. This may sound a bit familiar, but some types of albinism cases are associated with increased …show more content…
The iris is usually pigmented with lots of melanin which determines our eye color. ( Wikipedia: Iris (anatomy)) Determining somebody's eye color isn't all that easy. People may think that the eye color of a child is just a mix of the parent's eye color, like mixing paint, but this isn't true. Each parent has two pairs on genes on each chromosome. (All About Vision: Eye Color) There are many different combinations for each eye color. It just makes every eye color unique and special! The origins of this odd eye color and weird effects that come with it are from England in 1329. A child was born with pale skin and purple eyes. Her name was Alexandria. However, some other people say that it originated over 1,000 years ago, in Egypt. A mysterious light flashed in the sky and all who were exposed to it suddenly had purple eyes with pale skin. They came to be known as spirit people, and eventually disappeared. (Alexandria's Genesis (purple eyes): Fact or Fallacy?) Nobody knows if both of these happened, but it is pretty cool to know where this mystery