The 411 on Color Blindness

According to Prevent Blindness America, more than 8 percent of males have color vision problems. Are you one of them?

What Does It Mean to Be Color Blind?

Have you ever pointed out something as yellow, but your friend promises you it’s blue? What about during the holiday season? Were there any discussions around red and green decorations? If so, chances are, one of you might be color blind.

Color blindness occurs more in men than in women and is an inherited eye condition. While red-green color blindness is the most common form of color blindness, blue-yellow is also a common combination of colors that are quite confused by some people who are diagnosed with this disease.

In people who are color blind, the retina is unable to respond correctly to the variations of light that allow us to see what colors are what. Most people who experience color blindness are born with it. However, there are exceptions.

If you have trouble seeing colors correctly or have color vision loss, it’s important to schedule an appointment with our office. Color blindness isn’t the only eye condition that can cause colors to not appear correctly. Other conditions, such as cataracts and Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy, can also cause loss of color vision.

There is no cure for color blindness. However, many who experience this eye condition have no problem adapting to their color vision deficiency and learning to handle these situations.

Do you think you’re color blind, but have never received a firm diagnosis? Call Allied Eye to schedule an appointment with Dr. Matzkin to find out once and for all.