Last Updated on 3rd January 2019 by Caroline Haye
Recent research suggests that people who – like me – have brown eyes are more likely to have vitiligo than those with blue or grey eyes, which is quite intriguing. The same study also found that vitiligo sufferers are less likely to develop skin cancer. This is at least some compensation for those of us who suffer from this troublesome and psychologically distressing skin condition. As I have been steadily re-pigmenting for the past 3 years (for which I am of course extremely grateful) I can only assume that my risk of melanoma will have returned to normal. Seems like something of a mixed blessing for all of us!
