Albinism Blindness
Albinism related to rare hereditary syndromes can occur.
Albinism blindness. We are an international organization that looks at the wellbeing of people with albinism blindness and other disabilities as well as promote their welfare. In order to understand how the differences in the structure of the eye in an individual with albinism impacts vision it s helpful to have a basic understanding of how vision works. About 1 in 18 000 to 20 000 people in.
When it does it s called ocular albinism a rare eye condition that happens much. American academy of ophthalmology. Ocular albinism and oculocutaneous albinism are two of the most common forms of this disorder.
It results from the body s inability to produce normal amounts of a pigment called melanin. Albinism can reduce the. Auc also provides information on how the blind and visually impaired communities can be successful and diverse.
Albinism is an inherited condition. International federation of people with albinism blindness ifpab was established in 2010. Individuals with oculocutaneous albinism will have very minimal if any pigmentation which results in skin that is very pale to pink hair that is platinum or white and sometimes exhibit a pink or lavender tint to the eyes.
Most are able to read without using braille. I recently attended the national organization of albinism and hypopigmentation noah 18th annual virtual conference and covered it in a series. Albinism driving restrictions per state american foundation for the blind.
It affects the eyes and skin of some individuals and only the eyes of others. Albinism is a rare group of genetic disorders that cause the skin hair or eyes to have little or no color. Some are legally blind while others have vision that is good enough to drive a car.
Legal blindness vision less than 20 200 or complete blindness. Albinism is the congenital absence of any pigmentation or coloration in a person animal or plant resulting in white hair feathers scales and skin and pink eyes in mammals birds reptiles amphibian and fish and invertebrates as well varied use and interpretation of the terms mean that written reports of albinistic animals can be difficult to verify. Albinism is also associated with vision problems.
Low vision and legal blindness terms and descriptions. For example hermansky pudlak syndrome includes a form of oca as well as bleeding and bruising problems and lung and bowel diseases. Albinism up close auc is a project that seeks to spread awareness and provide resources about albinism visual impairment and blindness.
