How does Albinism effect vision? Albinos often have high amounts of farsightedness, nearsightedness or astigmatism. The vision is not well corrected with eyeglasses or contact lenses. They have varying degrees of impaired vision. It is also common for albinos to have nystagmus, a constant, involuntary movement of the eyes.
How can Albinos be helped to see better? Telescopic or microscopic glasses can be very helpful to albinos. By magnifying the image of what the person is looking at it can be seen better. Dr. Armstrong prescribes many different types of telescopic and microscopic glasses. By careful evaluation of the remaining vision he can determine what will best suit the person's needs.
Can people with reduced vision from Albinism qualify to drive? The majority of states, including Virginia, allow people with vision loss to drive while using bioptic telescopic glasses. Some of Dr. Armstrong's Albino patients, pictured below, are licensed and drive safely and legally with their bioptics.
Albino patients helped by Dr. Armstrong:
- Brian McMillan
- Tonya Davison
- Teresa Barber
- Sheldon Adam
- Falisha Summers