Why East Asian eyes are smaller (relatively) | Optometrist Explains
Why East Asian eyes are smaller (relatively) | Optometrist Explains For the purpose of this video I will be referring to East Asian …
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March 10, 2026
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Not sure why some asian have small eyes. Based on natural selection traits that assisted in natural selection procssess persist. We do see alot of slanted eyes among korean, japan, Mongolians, south east china, north east china, but not south west china, south china, mid to south vietnam, laos, cambodia, thailand, maylasian, but then there's Singaporeans and other islands close to that region. If we think it helps with sun light reflection onto sea surface or sky cloud when elevated high on mountains, then it would be existence of this trait in european countries, but there are little to none of europeans at high altitude with slanted eyes, but then high altitude and high elevation in north canada and north russiaan people do have slanted eyes.
Black is beauty! Slanted eyes are beauty!
I don't care about anyone, my eyes have excellent protection and a fat bag, thanks to which my chances of maintaining the quality of vision are higher than that of any European. I thank evolution for my superheroine eyes.
Thank you for making this video! My question is… I am half Middle Eastern (Persian). We (Middle Easterners) are Asians, too. Can you please do a video on the eyes of other parts of Asia? (Such as India, Pakistan, Iran, etc.) My eyes are something people often ask me about when trying to identify my race.
Ive always had this question in the back of my head and was afraid to look this up because i would seem ignorant but fr thought i generally wanna know thanks 🤙🏾
4:35 That someone was me. 🙂
I wonder the origin of those differences
Misleading title 🙄🙄
No info about exact reason for Mongolian race to have Chinese eyes
Thanks for calling it East Asian because South Asians (Indo-Pacific) 200+ Billion people have BIG eyes!!
Why?
perhaps you should dig into the benefit of this type of eye is in the region of the world where people have this kind of eye I guarantee you will find one. Go evolves people with special features to make their life easier in the particul enviornment. Skin color is one of those things as well. People who live where there is a lot of sun are darker, middle east & Africa for example where as people from countries with little sun are pale The UK, Norway, Sweden, Denmark are good examples. The truth is we are all the same, no one is better than another but our outer appearance is different out of nessecity for our comfort and servival, in this very real fact you see the enormous carring and detail that our source of being has put into each of us, proof of a loving creater not a wrathful one as we are taught which leads to things like racism, oppresion, genicide and war.
Never seen that when I was young and I went to school with asians . Dont beleave you
Why it’s different 😢
We eat lot of rice, that causes our eyes small 😂
CORRECTIONS!
To be more precise, its Asian Chinese, Korean or Japanese ppl!
Other Asians like the Indians, Malay etc most of them have double eyelids & big eyes!
Do ur studies man!!
I was really looking forward to him explaining the evolution through backed research. Highly disappointed. Also I’m an Asian with ‘double eyelids’ and very pronounced ones at that.
Show ur pits
I always hear Asians say people made fun in America, but where I lived in America, I have NEVER heard people make fun of Asians. Actually the most popular kid in school was Chinese. The whole town looooooved his parents Chinese restaurant. They were so nice. My current boyfriend is Asian and he says since living in America for the last ten years, not a single white person has ever made fun of his eyes.
So that they could distinguish each other better
Not to be a weeb, I love Asian eyes. I have prominent eyes. We always want what we don’t have.
Next video: why West European are smellier (relatively)
Double eyelid?
So, protection from the sun and snow, thanks.
Only Asians from the east, but not Asians from the west
Interesdting,. The comparison of Asian ro Caucasian. Did your analysis include other racial groups? So often, Caucasian is viewed as some kind of standard, even though Caucasians as a racial group are a global minority.