Albinism+C

** Chromosomal abnormality:

How Common is Albinism? **  >    >  > **Therapies and Solutions:** to the house windows. http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/common/standard/transform.jsp?requestURI=/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/albinism.jsp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albinism http://albinism.med.umn.edu/factfig3.gif
 * It is<span style="color: rgb(251, 96, 96)"> found less then 5 people out of 100,000 in the united states and europe.
 * <span style="color: rgb(249, 123, 123); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(252, 151, 151)"><span style="color: rgb(251, 111, 111)"><span style="color: rgb(252, 125, 125)"><span style="color: rgb(239, 174, 183)"><span style="color: rgb(248, 129, 129)"><span style="color: rgb(251, 96, 96)"><span style="color: rgb(252, 115, 115)"><span style="color: rgb(246, 101, 110)">And it is found in 20 out of 100,000 poeple in southern nigeria.
 * <span style="color: rgb(66, 246, 30); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(243, 63, 182)"><span style="color: rgb(75, 214, 241); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">Albinism cannot not be totally cured but there are small things that are done to help the symptoms get better. For example to improve vision, protect the eyes from bright lights, and avoid skin damage from sunlight.
 * <span style="color: rgb(66, 246, 30); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(243, 63, 182)"><span style="color: rgb(75, 214, 241); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">Strabismus surgery can improve the appearance of the eyes.
 * <span style="color: rgb(66, 246, 30); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(243, 63, 182)"><span style="color: rgb(75, 214, 241); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">Nystagmus damping surgery can be performed, to reduce the movements of the eye going back and forth.
 * <span style="color: rgb(66, 246, 30); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(243, 63, 182)"><span style="color: rgb(75, 214, 241); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">In the case of crossed eyes there can be surgery done to help the vision by making the visual field bigger.
 * <span style="color: rgb(66, 246, 30); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(243, 63, 182)"><span style="color: rgb(75, 214, 241); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">There is also vision aids such as glasses.
 * <span style="color: rgb(66, 246, 30); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(243, 63, 182)"><span style="color: rgb(75, 214, 241); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">There are bifocals, prescription reading glasses, or hand-held devices like magnifiers.
 * <span style="color: rgb(66, 246, 30); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(243, 63, 182)"><span style="color: rgb(75, 214, 241); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">There are also contact lenses which can be colored to block light coming through the iris.
 * <span style="color: rgb(66, 246, 30); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(243, 63, 182)"><span style="color: rgb(75, 214, 241); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">It is very important that you use sunscreen when your exposed to the sunlight to prevent premature skin aging or skin cancer.
 * <span style="color: rgb(66, 246, 30); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(243, 63, 182)"><span style="color: rgb(75, 214, 241); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">Sunglasses and hats with wide brims help the glare outside for the eyes.
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="color: rgb(75, 214, 241); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">Other things that can help are avoiding sudden changes of the lights, add tinting to the car windows and blinds
 * <span style="color: rgb(19, 174, 71); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">Symptoms of Albinism: **
 * <span style="color: rgb(70, 246, 89); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">Rapid movements of your eye going back and forth or in a cirular motion.
 * <span style="color: rgb(70, 246, 89); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">Crossed eyes or lazy eye.
 * <span style="color: rgb(70, 246, 89); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">Very sensitive to bright lights and glares.
 * <span style="color: rgb(70, 246, 89); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">Being nearsighted or farsighted and having astigmatism.
 * <span style="color: rgb(70, 246, 89); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">Not a lot of development in the optic nerve
 * <span style="color: rgb(70, 246, 89); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">A decrease in sharpness in one or both eyes because of poor transmission to the brain.
 * <span style="color: rgb(70, 246, 89); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">Causes coloring in skin, eyes and hair.