Axy eyesight

[ChristineWgtn]

Just wondering if anyone knows if the golden albino axys eyesight is as good as a wildtype. The reason I wonder is because their is no dark pigment in the golden albinos eyes compared to the wildtypes so does that mean they don't see as well.

 

[Jossie]

They'd see the same. Well the same if you minus the differences between individuals.
It's just like our eye colour- having blue eyes doesn't make you see any clearer than if you have brown.

 

[Star]

I guess it will be the same as albinism in all animals. Quick google search and I found

' Most albinos have serious vision difficulties. Their eyes do not have the correct amount of melanin and during the fetal and infant stages of their life, this causes abnormal development of the macular hypoplasia (the fovea in the retina), as well as abnormal nerve connections between the brain and their eyes. (2) Many are considered legally blind, or have such poor eyesight that they must use intensive prescription bifocals. A few, however, have good enough visual acuity to drive a car. While limited eyesight can be a problem, many albinos have multiple sight deficiencies. Often albinism can also come with a nystagmus of the eyes or strabismus. Nystagmus is where eyes tend to jump and jerk in all directions, while strabismus means that the eyes do not focus together as a "binocular team. An eye may cross or turn out." (2) This often results in crossed-eyes or 'lazy eye'. (1) Albinos may also encounter photosensitivity (sensitivity to light) or have astigmatism (distorted field of view). When the eye does not have enough pigmentation, it cannot keep out excess light, thus making people incredibly sensitive to bright lights as too much enters their eye. (1)' taken from Albinism | Serendip's Exchange There's a fair bit of info on it, linkies (sorry if I can't do that!) but it could be different in A. mexicanum, from what I can gather, not much is known about their eyesight any ways

 

[ZoeT94]

I have found that my wildy is able to see when food is in front of it, and will move towards it when I use tweezers, where my albino can't see when food is in front of it, and moves away, meaning i have to feed her by simply putting food on the sand in front of her...

So I reckon they might have worse eyesight...

 

[ChristineWgtn]

Thanks all for answering my question. I would assume that the albinos have worse sight.

 

[The Banana]

I have found my golden albino can see just as well as my other axolotls (melanoid, leucistic, wildtype). Whenever I'm near the tank, Banana will swim over and look at me with those adorable eyes, just pleading for worms. YET, if say anybody else (friends/family/people I don't particularly like but want to see my axies) come over, Banana will back away.. and stare them out.

This seems to me that my golden albino can not only notice when people are standing near, but is able to differentiate person to person.

 

[laalflaach]

I think that their eyesight is about the same, either that or their way of thinking is the same, when I am lightly dropping bloodworm into the tank, both types can gobble the food as it floats past but are clueless when it is lying on the floor, maybe it is because their eyes are on the top of their headsand they cant see what is below them?? They have to crouch down to see what is in front of them. Silly things.