A tribe in Indonesia has gone viral on social media after some of its members were photographed highlighting their bright blue eyes.
The Buton tribe, inhabitants of the island of Buton in Southeast Sulawesi, developed characteristic blue eyes as a result of a rare genetic disorder called Waardenburg syndrome.
Waardenburg syndrome causes hearing loss and changes in pigmentation of the hair, skin and eyes, often leaving those affected with very pale blue eyes or different colored eyes (such as one blue eye and one brown eye).
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