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			{{Infobox medical condition
			\| name = Color blindness
			\| image = [[File:Ishihara_9.svg\|250px]]
			\| image_size = 250px
			\| alt = Ishihara test plate
			\| caption = An example of an [[Ishihara test]] plate. The number "74" should be visible to viewers with normal color vision.
			\| field = [[Ophthalmology]]
			\| synonyms = Color vision deficiency
			\| symptoms = Difficulty distinguishing between certain colors
			\| onset = Congenital or acquired
			\| duration = Lifelong
			\| causes = Genetic mutations, [[eye]], [[nerve]], or [[brain]] damage
			\| risks = [[Family history]], [[age]], certain [[medications]]
			\| diagnosis = [[Color vision test]]s such as the Ishihara test
			\| differential = [[Achromatopsia]], [[blue cone monochromacy]]
			\| treatment = [[Color-corrective lenses]], [[visual aids]]
			\| frequency = 8% of males, 0.5% of females
			}}
	Color blindness, as the name suggests, is diminished of absent capacity to perceive differences in [[color]].		Color blindness, as the name suggests, is diminished of absent capacity to perceive differences in [[color]].

	==Genetics==		==Genetics==
	In most cases, color blindness runs in families, usually [[X-linked]].		In most cases, color blindness runs in families, usually [[X-linked]].

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	==Types==		==Types==
	===Red and green===		===Red and green===
	The most common type of color blindness makes it hard to tell the difference between red and green.		The most common type of color blindness makes it hard to tell the difference between red and green.

	===Blue and yellow===		===Blue and yellow===
	Another type makes it hard to tell the difference between blue and yellow.		Another type makes it hard to tell the difference between blue and yellow.

	===Complete color blindness===		===Complete color blindness===
	People who are completely color blind ~~don’t~~ see color at all, but ~~that’s~~ not very common.		People who are completely color blind don‚Äôt see color at all, but that‚Äôs not very common.

	==Symptoms==		==Symptoms==
	Difficulty or inability to tell the difference between colors, see bright colors are, and the different shades of colors		Difficulty or inability to tell the difference between colors, see bright colors are, and the different shades of colors
			[[File:Ishihara 9.png\|left\|thumb]]
	[[File:Ishihara 9.png\|thumb]]

	==Patient might be unaware==		==Patient might be unaware==
	Since the symptoms of color blindness are often so mild that you may not notice them. And since we get used to the way we see colors, many people with color blindness ~~don’t~~ know they have it.		Since the symptoms of color blindness are often so mild that you may not notice them. And since we get used to the way we see colors, many people with color blindness don‚Äôt know they have it.

	==Other symptoms==		==Other symptoms==
	People with very serious cases of color blindness might have other symptoms, too — like quick side-to-side eye movements (nystagmus) or sensitivity to light.		People with very serious cases of color blindness might have other symptoms, too ‚Äî like quick side-to-side eye movements (nystagmus) or sensitivity to light.

	==Causes==		==Causes==
	The most common kinds of color blindness are genetic, meaning ~~they’re~~ passed down from parents.		The most common kinds of color blindness are genetic, meaning they‚Äôre passed down from parents.
			Color blindness can also happen because of damage to your eye or your brain. And color vision may get worse as you get older ‚Äî often because of cataracts (cloudy areas in the lens of the eye).
	Color blindness can also happen because of damage to your eye or your brain. And color vision may get worse as you get older — often because of cataracts (cloudy areas in the lens of the eye).

	==Incidence==		==Incidence==
	About 1 in 12 men are color blind		About 1 in 12 men are color blind
	Most people with color blindness are born with it, but it ~~doesn’t~~ show up until later in life in many.		Most people with color blindness are born with it, but it doesn‚Äôt show up until later in life in many.

	==Tests==		==Tests==
	Your eye doctor can usually use a simple test to tell you if ~~you’re~~ color blind using [[Isahart chart]] etc		Your eye doctor can usually use a simple test to tell you if you‚Äôre color blind using [[Isahart chart]] etc

	==Treatment==		==Treatment==
	~~There’s~~ no cure for color blindness ~~that’s~~ passed down in families, but most people find ways to adjust to it.		There‚Äôs no cure for color blindness that‚Äôs passed down in families, but most people find ways to adjust to it.

	==Children with color blindness==		==Children with color blindness==
	[[Children]] with color blindness may need help with some classroom activities, and adults with color blindness may not be able to do certain jobs, like being a pilot, commercial driver, or graphic designer.		[[Children]] with color blindness may need help with some classroom activities, and adults with color blindness may not be able to do certain jobs, like being a pilot, commercial driver, or graphic designer.

	==Glasses and contacts==		==Glasses and contacts==
	Special [[contact lense]]s and glasses may help people who are color blind tell the difference between colors.		Special [[contact lense]]s and glasses may help people who are color blind tell the difference between colors.

	==Visual aids==		==Visual aids==
	You can use visual aids, apps, and other technology to help you live with color blindness.		You can use visual aids, apps, and other technology to help you live with color blindness.

	==Smart phone apps==		==Smart phone apps==
	There are certain apps where you can use an app to take a photo with your phone or tablet and then tap on part of the photo to find out the color of that area.		There are certain apps where you can use an app to take a photo with your phone or tablet and then tap on part of the photo to find out the color of that area.
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	{{Eye pathology}}		{{Eye pathology}}
	{{Color topics}}		{{Color topics}}

	{{Authority control}}		{{Authority control}}

	[[Category:Color vision]]		[[Category:Color vision]]
	[[Category:Genetic disorders by system]]		[[Category:Genetic disorders by system]]

Prab at 12:59, 12 April 2023

2023-04-12T12:59:28Z

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Color blindness, as the name suggests, is diminished of absent capacity to perceive differences in [[color]].

==Genetics==
In most cases, color blindness runs in families, usually [[X-linked]].

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==Types==
===Red and green===
The most common type of color blindness makes it hard to tell the difference between red and green.

===Blue and yellow===
Another type makes it hard to tell the difference between blue and yellow.

===Complete color blindness===
People who are completely color blind don’t see color at all, but that’s not very common.

==Symptoms==
Difficulty or inability to tell the difference between colors, see bright colors are, and the different shades of colors

[[File:Ishihara 9.png|thumb]]

==Patient might be unaware==
Since the symptoms of color blindness are often so mild that you may not notice them. And since we get used to the way we see colors, many people with color blindness don’t know they have it.

==Other symptoms==
People with very serious cases of color blindness might have other symptoms, too — like quick side-to-side eye movements (nystagmus) or sensitivity to light.

==Causes==
The most common kinds of color blindness are genetic, meaning they’re passed down from parents.

Color blindness can also happen because of damage to your eye or your brain. And color vision may get worse as you get older — often because of cataracts (cloudy areas in the lens of the eye).

==Incidence==
About 1 in 12 men are color blind
Most people with color blindness are born with it, but it doesn’t show up until later in life in many.

==Tests==
Your eye doctor can usually use a simple test to tell you if you’re color blind using [[Isahart chart]] etc

==Treatment==
There’s no cure for color blindness that’s passed down in families, but most people find ways to adjust to it.

==Children with color blindness==
[[Children]] with color blindness may need help with some classroom activities, and adults with color blindness may not be able to do certain jobs, like being a pilot, commercial driver, or graphic designer.

==Glasses and contacts==
Special [[contact lense]]s and glasses may help people who are color blind tell the difference between colors.

==Visual aids==
You can use visual aids, apps, and other technology to help you live with color blindness.

==Smart phone apps==
There are certain apps where you can use an app to take a photo with your phone or tablet and then tap on part of the photo to find out the color of that area.
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{{Eye pathology}}
{{Color topics}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Color vision]]
[[Category:Genetic disorders by system]]
[[Category:Visual disturbances and blindness]]
[[Category:X-linked recessive disorders]]
[[Category:Agnosia]]

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Prab at 12:59, 12 April 2023