A 47-year-old member asked:

What are those people with red eyes and pale skin and light hair called?

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Dr. Jay Bradleyanswered

LASIK Surgery 18 years experience

Albino: Your description sounds like you are describing an albino person.

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Dr. William Constadanswered

Ophthalmology 41 years experience

Albino: There are variations in the types of albinos.

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Dr. Daniel Schainholz commented

Ophthalmology 34 years experience

The eyes actually have a very pale blue iris color, and the absence of pigment in both ocular albinism and generalized albinism causes the red reflex from the retina to illuminate the iris, making the eyes appear pink in color. Often, affected persons with albinism have nystagmus ("wiggly eyes") and vision problems. All individuals with albinism can be evaluated by an eye doctor for glare control.

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When I widen my eyes and look straight and turn my head left or right i would see a pale white shape in the left hand side of my vision. I would also see 2 translucent spots in my vision when i turn my head left. It would get bigger the more i turn?

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Hey, my hands and arms get reddish purple a lot of times often times in awkward situations and also my face turns red and both of these are very embarrassing for me. I am a red head and have pale skin but my brother has red hair and pale skin just like me

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A 31-year-old female asked:

One of my moles recently started to bleed. Is that a sign of skin cancer? I'm a red head with very pale skin.

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A 58-year-old female asked:

Biopsy on lip and leg yesterday with 10 spots frozen on face. What are the signs that these may be cancerous? (red hair, blue eyes, fair skin)

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Dandruff and dry skin I have patches of dry itchy skin on my scalp and hair-line. I also have a few patches of red itchy skin near my eyes and eyebrows. Any idea what would be the cause of this and any solutions would be great too.

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