Yes, please. I love making certain characters albino. But like what was said, please make it more than the basic albino looks - blonde, pale ECT.
Here's some more basic information about albinism/experiences if you needed the inspo.
Following what the person above stated, albinism is a spectrum - very wide spectrum.
I myself, have the stereotypical albino very white hair, my eyes can appear both violet and a bluer indigo in certain lighting.
Red eyes can appear for those with albinism but for many-myself included - bright lights can give the effect of red eyes. In bright school pictures, flashes, bright sunlight ECT.
Not all of us use every/all acomadations. I personally grew up with eye glasses and eventually my white cane. I hate glasses, I typically get headaches because of how close I was moving to read/see things. I no longer wear them, for me all it does is make lights brighter/clearer which tends to be more of an issue itself. I find them mostly unhelpful. Love my cane though, I do plan on getting a sight dog but that's mainly so I can walk to places easier in my rural area.
Depth perception effects everything, even from holding a too high cup and spilling it bcs you can't tell the angle/depth you're holding it at. Holes on the ground- I hate hiking-hills and curves on the ground to stairs and step ups on the street.
This is especially difficult when there's little colour differention, when the colours blend together it makes everything look very flat.
Personally I can't see very well in either bright sun/lighting or very dark lighting/pitch black midnight. During the day it's completely involuntary, my eyes will not open if it's too bright. It's an immediate reaction that I can't control - I have tried. At night, again there's very little differention which makes it hard to see anything. For many of us sunset time is basically the perfect/safest time to be outside. I wear sunglasses almost every time I'm outside but some people don't need them as often.
Personally, I look for a difference in colours/general contrast to see anything. My keypad on my tablets has a big contrast where the letters are easily seen, my don't on all my technologies is made bigger as are the apps. For me and some others I know, we spent high school classes taking pictures and zooming in on the board. I write in darker colours in my paper and I can't stand neons bcs they burn my eyes. Many of us use contrast to walk safely down stairs ect
It does affect my wardrobe. In certain climates even if it's hot, I have to bring hats, wear longer sleeves, pants ECT and still bring sunscreen - I use at minimum 80 spf. I spend most of my time being hot/overheated. I know some others who struggle with these preventative measures as well.
Now if you're looking for certain scenes to write with certain issues, here's a basic few.
Depth perception - can make for clumsiness, spilling, tripping, aiming
Can make hiking, climbing, jumping down ECT a little clumsier
Brightness (photophobic) - generally anything in the sun, most of us can't even open our eyes with sunglasses or a hat
Astigmatism- bro looking at lights with it can be confusing and headache inducing especially with many lights.
Vision- depends on how severe. I myself am classified as legally blind(20/400)
Generally just annoying and can make you misread anything and many second guess themselves a lot when seeing something. I go with my hearing allot or my sense of touch. I depend on these senses more than others, this is a common effect of low vision.
General things- carrying sunscreen or some sun protection, heavier clothing, reliance on canes or other senses, may have headaches more often than not.
Sorry for the rant, I did many projects educating my peers on albinism. I got tired of questions. I hope this helped you get some inspiration or ideas on how to write an albino character.
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