Diseases

Ocular Albinism

Albinism affecting the eye in which pigment of the hair and skin is normal or only slightly diluted. The classic type is X-linked (Nettleship-Falls), but an autosomal recessive form also exists. Ocular abnormalities may include reduced pigmentation of the iris, nystagmus, photophobia, strabismus, and decreased visual acuity.

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Albinism affecting the eye in which pigment of the hair and skin is normal or only slightly diluted. The classic type is X-linked (Nettleship-Falls), but an autosomal recessive form also exists. Ocular abnormalities may include reduced pigmentation of the iris, nystagmus, photophobia, strabismus, and decreased visual acuity.

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  • Albinism, Ocular

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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hypopigmentation of eye; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES

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  • Albinism (1966-1990)

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  2. C16w.320w.290.040w.090w
  3. C16w.320w.565w.100.102w.090w
  4. C16w.320w.850w.080w.090w
  5. C17.800w.621w.440w.102w.090w
  6. C17.800w.827w.080w.090w
  7. C18.452w.648w.100.102w.090w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ocular Albinism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016117. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016117
  2. Ocular Albinism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocular_albinism
  3. Ocular Albinism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2831905