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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.
Deafness is far more common in white cats than in those with other coat colors. According to the ASPCA Complete Guide to Cats, "17 to 20 percent of white cats with non-blue eyes are deaf; 40 percent of "odd-eyed" white cats with one blue eye are deaf; and 65 to 85 percent of blue-eyed white cats are deaf."
Rh disease (also known as rhesus isoimmunization, Rh (D) disease, or rhesus incompatibility, and blue baby disease) is a type of hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN). HDFN due to anti-D antibodies is the proper and currently used name for this disease as the Rh blood group system actually has more than 50 antigens and not only the ...
[3] [5] Around half of those affected die within the first few months; [7] however, retinoid treatment can increase chances of survival. [9] [8] Children who survive the first year of life often have long-term problems such as red skin, joint contractures and delayed growth. [5] The condition affects around 1 in 300,000 births. [7]
A 4-year-old boy in Wheaton, Illinois, found a blue-eyed cicada in his yard, according to Smithsonian magazine. The family ultimately donated the insect to the Field Museum in Chicago.
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In 2006, a baby girl in India with cyclopia was born. Her only eye was in the center of her forehead. She did not have a nose and her brain did not separate into two separate hemispheres (holoprosencephaly). [18] The child died one day after her birth. [19]