posted January 08, 2012 02:58 AM              

Anyway, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanpaku <what it is....

"It is often said that the eyes are the windows to the soul. Certainly, many people feel uncomfortable looking directly into another person's eyes and the recipient of such a stare can feel equally uncomfortable. This has led to striking differences between societies. In the West, being able to look someone in the eyes is taken as a sign of honesty. In the East however, this is seen as a challenge and regarded as intimidatory.

But there can be good medical reasons for looking someone in the eyes. There are indicators in the eyes that can, it is said, show the mental and physical well-being of the subject.

The Japanese have a word for one such condition, sanpakugan or 'three whites' eyes, often shortened to 'Sanpaku'. The amount of white, or sclera, that is visible when someone is looking straight ahead can say a lot. When a baby is born the coloured part of the eye, the iris, is neatly centred between the upper and lower eyelids with the sclera only visible at the sides. This indicates that the baby is unstressed and in good physical condition.

But there are states of ill-health that may cause the lower or upper sclera to become visible. Traditional Chinese medicine and homeopathy relies heavily on assessing visible often seemingly unrelated symptoms. When the lower sclera is visible, this is called 'Yin Sanpaku' and is attributed to physical imbalances in the body. Drug addicts, alcoholics and people who eat too much sugar or grain may exhibit 'Yin Sanpaku'. 'Yang Sanpaku' is where the upper sclera is visible and is sometimes indicative of mental imbalance. Psychotics, murderers, and people generally filled with rage are said to be liable to exhibit 'Yang Sanpaku'. However, stress and fatigue may also cause this symptom.

Famous people who exhibited Sanpaku eyes at various points in their lives were John F Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe and particularly Abraham Lincoln, who can be seen exhibiting Yin Sanpaku in this famous postcard."

posted January 08, 2012 03:56 AM            

Immediately these two came to mind:

I think they play vampires in a teenie bopper movie.

Also what i notice in examples from many sites are famous people who are often posing and giving a model posed face in which they point their head slightly down and eyes up, showing whites, giving the camera what is known as "bedroom eyes". When looking straight on, they wouldnt have it.

The girl above doesnt always have such sanpaku in all her pictures.

I couldnt if i tried (& i did lol), my irises are HUGE.
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Iridology has always fascinated me as well and I think there is some truth to it, but I don't know enough about it to be sure.

posted January 08, 2012 04:53 AM            

Gingrich wife

Laura Bush

Charles Manson

posted January 08, 2012 05:01 AM            

very interesting as a documentary on dogs i watched found after scientific studies that dogs read the right side of people's faces - it's where they look first to get a feel of a person.

posted January 08, 2012 09:33 AM            

The pressure would sometimes cause my eyes to hurt, also a short headache.

posted January 30, 2012 11:22 AM            

People have always told me when I sleep it is SUPER creepy because my eyes are half opened and the white part shows..or sometimes they will see my eye roll around while I'm sleeping.

posted January 31, 2012 03:27 PM            

Just perfect like a babies lol...

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posted February 01, 2012 12:41 AM            

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Originally posted by Lei_Kuei:
I have non-sanpaku eyes...

Just perfect like a babies lol...

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