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  2. Albinism in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    Has red eyes in some episodes, purplish in others. Accurately portrayed as having vision problems, but also given deaf-muteness, lameness, and psychic powers. [8] "Whitey" (played by Robert Englund), in Buster and Billie. He dyes his hair black, but is known by his nickname, which he wears on his hat. [2]

  3. Albinism - Wikipedia

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    Albinism is the congenital absence of melanin in an animal or plant resulting in white hair, feathers, scales and skin and reddish pink or blue eyes. [1] [2] Individuals with the condition are referred to as albinos. Varied use and interpretation of the terms mean that written reports of albinistic animals can be difficult to verify.

  4. Albinism in humans - Wikipedia

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    The improper development of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), which in normal eyes absorbs most of the reflected sunlight, further increases glare due to light scattering within the eye. [13] The resulting sensitivity (photophobia) generally leads to discomfort in bright light, but this can be reduced by the use of sunglasses or brimmed hats.

  5. List of fictional characters with disabilities - Wikipedia

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    In the first book of the series, Adam becomes deaf in his left ear due to abuse. [13] 2012 Hazel Grace Lancaster, Augustus Waters, and several other characters The Fault in our Stars: John Green: The book is about characters with several types of cancer and resulting disabilities including a blind character and one with a prosthetic leg. [14 ...

  6. Etotama - Wikipedia

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    He has short black hair that reaches his chin, and he has red glasses that he wears over his amethyst eyes. He wears a white shirt with black sleeves that show a tiny bit of white at the edges and two orange diamonds over-lapping each other, one lighter than the other, and four black-and-white chess-like squares at the bottom of his shirt and ...

  7. Why your hair and eye colors change

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    The colored part of the eye is the iris, it controls how much light is let into the eyeball and its color is determined by melanin, just like skin and hair. Darker colors absorb more light, and ...

  8. Cultural depictions of blindness - Wikipedia

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    "Many, Many Monkeys" is a 1989 episode of The Twilight Zone, in which an epidemic of blindness is described as a judgement upon society for "turning a blind eye" to the sufferings of others. Proof is a 1991 film about a blind photographer, who distrusts other people's descriptions of the world around him.

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