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  2. Albinism in humans - Wikipedia

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    Albinism is a congenital condition characterized in humans by the partial or complete absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes. Albinism is associated with a number of vision defects, such as photophobia, nystagmus, and amblyopia. Lack of skin pigmentation makes for more susceptibility to sunburn and skin cancers.

  3. Albinism - Wikipedia

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    Albinism is the congenital absence of melanin in an animal or plant resulting in white hair, feathers, scales and skin and reddish pink or blue eyes. [1] [2] Individuals with the condition are referred to as albinos. Varied use and interpretation of the terms mean that written reports of albinistic animals can be difficult to verify.

  4. Waardenburg syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Type 1 is characterised by congenital sensorineural hearing loss, pigmentary deficiencies of the hair such as a white lock of hair in the front-centre of the head or premature greying, pigmentary deficiencies of the eyes such as different-coloured eyes (complete heterochromia iridum), multiple colours in an eye (sectoral heterochromia iridum) or brilliant blue eyes, patches of skin ...

  5. I'm blind. My eyes are different sizes and colors. Will I ...

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    My face is unfortunate. It is lopsided. My eyes are different sizes and colors. My right eye is lazy, shriveled and blind; it moves like an out-of-control marble circling a drain.

  6. Visual impairment - Wikipedia

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    Visual or vision impairment (VI or VIP) is the partial or total inability of visual perception.In the absence of treatment such as corrective eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment, visual impairment may cause the individual difficulties with normal daily tasks, including reading and walking. [6]

  7. Why your hair and eye colors change

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    More melanin means darker eyes, hair or skin. The color of the melanin in the eyes is determined by three other genes, EYCL1, 2 and 3. ... All blue-eyed people can trace their ancestry back to a ...

  8. Oculocutaneous albinism - Wikipedia

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    Oculocutaneous albinism is a form of albinism involving the eyes , the skin (-cutaneous), and the hair. [1] Overall, an estimated 1 in 20,000 people worldwide are born with oculocutaneous albinism. [1] OCA is caused by mutations in several genes that control the synthesis of melanin within the melanocytes. [2]

  9. A new surgery can give legally blind people 20/20 vision - AOL

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    By Nathan Rousseau Smith, Buzz60. Eyesight is arguably one of the most devastating senses a person can lose, and damaging it is all too common. According to the CDC, 3.4 million Americans aged 40 ...