Are worldwide albinism prevalence figures an accurate reflection? An incidental finding from a Northern Ireland study.

The article reports on a three year research study which investigated the visual and refractive profile of a population of children and adults with albinism in Northern Ireland. Researchers found that the estimated incidence rate of albinism in Northern Ireland is at least one in 4,500 and that the estimated prevalence rate of the disorder is at least one in 6,600.