Persons diagnosed with phenylketonuria must have a specialised diet to prevent further intake of proteins containing the amino acid "phenylanine hydroxylase". If this is not done, and there is no diagnosis, phenylketonuria can lead to severe consequences, one of which is albinism, and ultimately retardation. In other words: EARLY DIAGNOSIS IS IMPORTANT!

albinism is common.

if you lack a dark brown pigment (melanin) in your skin, eyes, and hair

it may result in vision problems

What are the demographics of albinism:

Ocular Albinism is a type of albinism that affects mostly vision. It commonly comes with the lack of melanin in the skin that occurs in regular albinism.