Color Blindness - National Eye Institute
Nov 5, 2025 · Most of the time, color blindness makes it hard to tell the difference between certain colors. Read about the types of color blindness and its symptoms, risk factors, causes, diagnosis, …
Types of Color Vision Deficiency - National Eye Institute
Aug 7, 2023 · Different types of color blindness cause problems seeing different colors. Read about red-green color blindness, blue-yellow color blindness, and complete color blindness.
Testing for Color Vision Deficiency - National Eye Institute
Dec 6, 2024 · If color blindness runs in your family or if you think you or your child may have color blindness, talk with your eye doctor. They can give you or your child a simple vision test to check for …
Causes of Color Vision Deficiency - National Eye Institute
Jan 30, 2025 · The most common kinds of color blindness are genetic, meaning they’re passed down from parents. Find out how color blindness is passed down from parents and what diseases or …
Study finds that special filters in glasses can help the color blind ...
Jul 13, 2020 · A new study found that special patented glasses engineered with technically advanced spectral notch filters enhance color vision for those with the most common types of red-green color …
Ask a Scientist Video Series | National Eye Institute
This video features Dr. Sheldon Miller answering children's questions on colorblindness, whether it can be treated, and how people become color blind. Created on April 30, 2013.
Computer model fosters potential improvements to ‘bionic eye ...
Apr 9, 2021 · Researchers at Keck School of Medicine of USC develop signals that could bring color vision and improved clarity to prosthesis for the blind.
Blind People Can’t See Color but Understand It the Same Way as …
Questioning the belief that that people born blind could never truly understand color, a team of cognitive neuroscientists demonstrated that congenitally blind and sighted individuals actually understand it …
Eye Conditions and Diseases - National Eye Institute
Common Eye Conditions Age-Related Macular Degeneration Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) Astigmatism Cataracts Color Blindness Diabetic Retinopathy Dry Eye Floaters Glaucoma Pink Eye Retinal …
Stargardt Disease - National Eye Institute
Dec 4, 2024 · Stargardt disease is an inherited disorder that usually causes vision loss in childhood or adolescence. It is also called Stargardt macular dystrophy, juvenile macular degeneration, or fundus …