Refractive errors, visual impairment, and the use of low-vision devices in albinism in Malawi

• Published in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology Vol. 253; no. 4; pp. 655 - 661
• Main Authors: Schulze Schwering, M., Kumar, N., Bohrmann, D., Msukwa, G., Kalua, K., Kayange, P., Spitzer, M. S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2015; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Albinism, Oculocutaneous - complications; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Malawi; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Nystagmus, Pathologic - diagnosis; Ophthalmology; Pediatrics; Refraction, Ocular - physiology; Refractive Errors - etiology; Refractive Errors - physiopathology; Refractive Errors - therapy; Retinoscopy; Retrospective Studies; Sensory Aids - utilization; Vision, Low - etiology; Vision, Low - physiopathology; Vision, Low - therapy; Visual Acuity - physiology; Visually Impaired Persons - rehabilitation; Young Adult; Malawi; Visual acuity; Low vision; Albinism; Sub-Saharan Africa; Refractive error

Background This study focuses on the refractive implications of albinism in Malawi, which is mostly associated with the burden of visual impairment. The main goal was to describe the refractive errors and to analyze whether patients with albinism in Malawi, Sub-Saharan Africa, benefit from refractio...