Optic Chiasm in Cats
In Siamese cats with certain genotypes of the albino gene, this wiring is disrupted, with less of the nerve-crossing than is normal, as a number of scholars have reported. To compensate for lack of crossing in their brains, they cross their eyes (strabismus).
This is also seen in albino tigers, as Guillery & Kaas report.
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