Can you get vitiligo in your eyes iris and/or pupil?

What an intriguing question! I googled for related articles and found that if you have very little pigment in your iris, your eyes will appear blue or light grey. If you have no pigment at all like people with albinism, your eyes will appear pink due to blood vessels in the back of the eyes reflecting light. I am guessing that even if someone loses all the pigment in the irises, it would not cause blindness, rather, this person's eyes would be more sensitive to light and UV damage just like the white spots on our skin.

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Vitiligan Princess August 19, 2011 at 12:41pm

This was a great question, and great answer... thanx for your input guys <3
Craig August 19, 2011 at 10:44am

What an intriguing question! I googled for related articles and found that if you have very little pigment in your iris, your eyes will appear blue or light grey. If you have no pigment at all like people with albinism, your eyes will appear pink due to blood vessels in the back of the eyes reflecting light. I am guessing that even if someone loses all the pigment in the irises, it would not cause blindness, rather, this person's eyes would be more sensitive to light and UV damage just like the white spots on our skin.
- alexandru george > Craig April 8, 2012 at 4:23am
  
  great question and great answer
- Summer > Craig August 19, 2011 at 2:21pm
  
  hey my eyes r light blue and they get very gray

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