Study finds that special filters in glasses can help the color blind see colors better
A new UC Davis Eye Center study, conducted in collaboration with France’s INSERM Stem Cell and Brain Research Institute, 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 vision deficiency (“anomalous trichromacy”)…
Giving the gift of color: Daughter honors father who contracted COVID-19 working as nurse on front line
Jeff Ritter of Millsboro was working as a nurse in Washington, D.C., when he contracted COVID-19. After a long fight, his daughter gave him a special gift.....
Colorblind Tourists in Tennessee Can Take in the Fall Foliage With These Viewfinders
Introduced in 2017, the viewfinders are equipped with EnChroma lenses that incorporate spectral notch band optical filters, which enhance separation between color channels so that people with red-green colorblindness can see these hues more clearly and distinctly...
It's not that I can't see any colors—I had actually lived most of my life without being a bit aware of my condition—but when I'm presented with one of those tests where a jumble of different colored dots supposedly spell out a specific number, I'm usually stumped. According to one such test, I likely have "mild deuteranomaly"—a form of color blindness that mostly interferes with my ability...
Museums, other institutions start stocking special glasses
Public spaces are packed with vivid color palettes, from the explosive shades of modern art to the covers of library books. But for people with colorblindness, the experience…
Two colorblind brothers, Jimmy and Jace Papenhausen, were in for a surprise when their parents bought them a new pair of glasses. Jimmy’s dad was holding a handful of balloons, asking his son to name the colors. “Orange?” Jimmy answered. “It’s green,” his father replied....