People with albinism are particularly vulnerable to sunburn and skin cancer because of the reduction or absence melanin in body. The aim research was analyze factors that affect persons access sunscreens. study took a form cross-sectional design it conducted Moshi municipality. Simple random sampling used select population 101 PWA who belong Municipality but only 79 manage return questionnaires...

BACKGROUND Childhood is a high risk time for ultraviolet induced skin damage as this age group has more time and opportunity to be outdoors in the sun. Children in Africa with the inherited condition oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) are especially vulnerable due to their lack of protective melanin. They are highly susceptible to developing skin lesions that have both cosmetic and health complicati...

PURPOSE To determine whether the size and configuration of the optic chiasm in humans with albinism is different from that in normal control subjects. METHODS Seventeen patients and 15 control subjects underwent magnetic resonance imaging of the entire head. Images were reformatted to the chiasm region and analyzed with observer-independent morphometry and measurements by a blinded observer. ...