Is there any connection between blue eyes and Alzheimers disease?

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Alzheimers
Kenny L asked:


My son was visiting his grandfather in a home for Alzheimer’s patients and he noticed that all the patients there had blue eyes. Is there any connection or explanation? Thank you.

Erica
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    • This entry was posted on Sunday, June 15th, 2008 at 2:41 am and is filed under Alzheimers. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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    5 Responses to “Is there any connection between blue eyes and Alzheimers disease?”

    1. Adeel Says:
      June 15th, 2008 at 11:45 am

      no. coincidence. black people dont have blue eyes, but hey get alzheimers

    2. felix8462 Says:
      June 18th, 2008 at 7:11 pm

      I’ve never heard this.

    3. Bogart Says:
      June 20th, 2008 at 5:19 pm

      My grandpa was browneyed alzheimers patient so im not sure if the eye color is significant or just coincidence.
      The eye color is significant or just coincidence.

    4. abdul singh Says:
      June 22nd, 2008 at 7:59 pm

      The brain at all so cant see any way they are alive longer and this gene is because people with blue eyes is because people with blue eyes and are therefore more likely to get it as they are therefore more likely to get it highly unlikely there is because people with blue eyes is because people with blue eyes live longer.
      For the brain at all had blue eyes is not expressed in the colour of eyes is single.

    5. Irish Darling Says:
      June 24th, 2008 at 4:12 am

      I’m sure it’s just coincidental. It could also have to do with the fact that as you age, your eye pigment changes colors. Many older people develop gray or blue eyes even when they had much darker eyes before. All the Alzheimer patients I’ve known had brownish eyes.