Albinism is an inherited condition. It affects the eyes and skin of some individuals, and only the eyes of others. It results from the body's inability to produce normal amounts of a pigment called melanin.
Being Albino
A child named Jajang, an albino person is seen at home in Ciburuy Village, Garut, West Java. Source: AAP Image/Bella Desi Deria / INA Photo Agency / Sipa USA
About the causes, symptoms and treatment aspects of the albinism, Aleksandar Zivkovic spoke with the neurologist Professor Dr Ostoja Vucic.
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