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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:  Shadan Mehraban, M.D.[2]

## Overview

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Patients may present both cutaneous and ocular findings. Cutaneous features include hypopigmented/ white hair, skin, and eyelashes. Ocular features include photophobia, decreased visual acuity, pink eyes, hypopigmentation of iris, and strabismus.

### History

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* Patients with albinism have positive familial history of as albinism is inherited by genetic mutation
* Patients with severe cutaneous findings can easier be diagnosed rather than those with only ocular albinism
* Comparing the cutaneous features of suspected patients with other family members is vital for the diagnosis[1]

### Common Symptoms

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* Cutaneous features include:[2][3]
* White or hypo-pigmented hair
* White or hypo-pigmented eyelashes
* White or hypo-pigmented skin
* Ocular findings include:
* Photophobia
* Decreased visual acuity
* Pink eyes
* Hypopigmentation of iris
* Strabismus

## References

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1. ↑ "Albinism - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf".
2. ↑ King RA, Summers CG (1988). "Albinism". Dermatol Clin. 6 (2): 217–28. PMID 3288382.
3. ↑ Witkop CJ (1979). "Albinism: hematologic-storage disease, susceptibility to skin cancer, and optic neuronal defects shared in all types of oculocutaneous and ocular albinism". Ala J Med Sci. 16 (4): 327–30. PMID 546241.

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