COLOR BLIND

WHAT CAUSES IT.

• Most color vision problems are inherited (genetic) and are present at birth.

WHAT COLORS ARE AFFECTED:

• Blue, yellow,red, green

WHAT TREATMENTS ARE THERE

• There is currently no treatment for inherited colour blindness. Colour filters or contact lenses can be used in some situations to enhance the brightness between some colours and these are occasionally used in the workplace, but many colour blind people find these actually confuse them further rather than help.

CELEBRITIES THAT ARE COLOR BLIND:

• Mr. Rogers
• Jack Nicklaus
• Howie Mandel
• Paul Newman

WHAT DOES COLORBLINDNESS MAKE DIFFICULT:

• Color blindness can make it difficult to read color-coded information such as bar graphs and pie charts. This can be particularly troubling for children who aren’t yet diagnosed with color blindness, since educational materials are often color-coded.