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Yellow whites of the eyes in Asia?

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Sandra_s | 20:21 Wed 11th May 2005 | Science
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I was recently travelling the south-east of Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia), and noticed that a lot of people have a yellow tinge to the whites of the eyes (the cornea/sclera/whatever you call it). Is there a particular reason for this? Is it cataracts, jaundice or anything like that - or it is merely something to do with a lack of nutrition, or pollution etc? Thanks a lot.
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everyone has a dark pigmented layer underneath the whilte and this is what shows through especially if you are brown eyed
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