Clinical Description

Symptoms:
-Suffer from optical disorders such as near or far sightedness
-Nystagmus (rapid involuntary movements of the eyes)
-Strabismus (a disorder in which the two eyes do not line up in the same direction, and therefore do not look at the same object at the same time. The condition is more commonly known as "crossed eyes")
-Sensitivity to bright light and easily sunburned

Occurrence:
-Somewhat rare and occurs in ONE in every 17,000 births
-Appears in all racial groups, including African-Americans
and Latinos; however Asians have the lowest
incidence of this condition

Prognosis:
-A person with albinism is expected to live a normal life

Treatment:
-Wear very effective sunscreen
-Surgery can help the symptom of strabismus
-Shielding sensitive eyes from the sun with UV protected sunglasses