Is it a genetic factor that albinos are partially blind?

Question

Why is it that albinos are partially blind i mean like they don't see very well.I know the question sounds like a stereotype but i investigated some of my albino friends and realized that @ school they have ti sit as close as 1 meter to the blackboard so that they can really see whats written.

Answer 1

The primary issue is the lack of melanin resulting in an underdeveloped RPE. This leads to foveal hypoplasia, or a less-developed fovea, the center of one's retina.

Albinistic people are also more prone to a host of visual problems- nystagmus, myopia, astigmatism, extreme photophobia, optic hypoplasia.. the list goes on and on.