My only daughter is born albino. She can read only with great difficulty. Spectacles are of no help.?

Question

Can anybody help with information about vision correction and vision improvement techniques for the albinos ?
She is 18 years old.

Answer 1

Glasses and other vision aids, large-print materials and closed captioning, as well as bright but angled reading lights, can help individuals with albinism, even though their vision cannot be corrected completely. Some albinistic people do well using bifocals (with a strong reading lens), prescription reading glasses, and/or hand-held devices such as magnifiers or monoculars[3]. Contact lenses may be colored to block light transmission through the iris. Some use bioptics, glasses which have small telescopes mounted on, in, or behind their regular lenses, so that they can look through either the regular lens or the telescope. Newer designs of bioptics use smaller light-weight lenses. Some states of the USA allow the use of bioptic telescopes for driving. (See also NOAH bulletin "Low Vision Aids".)

Although still disputed among the experts, many ophthalmologists recommend the use of glasses from early childhood onward to allow the eyes the best development possible.

Optometrists or ophthalmologists who are experienced in working with low vision patients can recommend various optical aids. Clinics should provide aids on trial loan, and provide instruction in their use. The American Foundation for the Blind maintains a directory of low vision clinics.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Albinism is a condition that cannot be "cured" or "treated" per se, but small things can be done to improve the quality of life for those affected. Most importantly to improve vision, protect the eyes from bright lights, and avoid skin damage from sunlight. The extent and success rate of these measures depend on the type of albinism and severity of the symptoms, as people with ocular albinism are likely to have normally pigmented skin, and thus do not need to take special precautions against skin damage.
For the most part, treatment of the eye conditions consists of visual rehabilitation. Surgery is possible on the ocular muscles to decrease nystagmus, strabismus and common refractive errors like astigmatism. Strabismus surgery may improve the appearance of the eyes. Nystagmus-damping surgery can also be performed, to reduce the "shaking" of the eyes back and forth. The effectiveness of all these procedures varies greatly and depends on individual circumstances. More importantly, since surgery will not restore a normal RPE or foveas, surgery will not provide fine binocular vision. In the case of esotropia (the "crossed eyes" form of strabismus), surgery may help vision by expanding the visual field (the area that the eyes can see while looking at one point).
Glasses, large print materials, closed captioning can help your daughter, even though her vision cannot be corrected completely. Some albinistic people do well using bifocals (with a strong reading lens), prescription reading glasses, and/or hand-held devices such as magnifiers or monoculars. Contact lenses may be colored to block light transmission through the iris.
Hope your daughter get well soon.

Answer 3

You really should take a look into the Bates method, regardlessly of what others may say. I have tried it, and can testify that it does work. I was able to go from 20/100 to 20/13 (verified on Snellen eye chart) in two months.

This method can also do things like reduce sensitivity to light, improve memory, and it is one of the top three discoveries I have ever come across. I am pretty certain it should be able to help your daughter... you're probably wondering how I can be so certain, but the things that have happened to me (and many others) from using this method are considered impossible by eye doctors.

It is not a system of eye strengthening exercises, but instead uses techniques that teach you how to use your eyes 24/7 as well as people who have perfect sight.

Here's a nutshell of what it's about: http://i-see.org/bates_nutshell.html

That nutshell, in my opinion, doesn't do the method enough credit.

You should get this book to read more about it: http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/1556433417/ref=s9_asin_image_1-hf_favarpcbss_2238_g1/104-4012359-0946345?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=1WC6CEVP6GZHBN3XSNZH&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=279667201&pf_rd_i=507846

Best of luck. Hope your daughter gets better.

Answer 4

well it's cool that your daughter is Albion but I would get glasses and larger reading print I would also go to the doc sadly I know some people go blind but first they suffer from those symptoms I think=)

Answer 5

the most likely place would be the blind or braille society where you live