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I suffer from color blindness. What to do?
Query: Hello doctor, I suspect I might be color blind, and it is impacting my daily life. Can you offer personalized information on the specific type of color blindness I may have, potential causes, and any strategies or tools that can help me navigate color-dependent tasks more effectively based on my u... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query. Color blindness occurs when cone cells, located in the retinal tissue at the back of the eye, do not function or are damaged. There are two main kinds of color blindness: Red or green color blindness, the most common type, is congenital o... Read Full »
I cannot distinguish certain colors. What to do?
Query: Hello doctor, I have recently noticed some challenges in distinguishing certain colors, and I am curious about color blindness. Can you provide personalized insights into the different types of color blindness? How it might affect my perception, and any recommendations for managing or adapting to co... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query. Color blindness occurs when cone cells, located in the retinal tissue at the back of the eye, do not function or are damaged. There are two main kinds of color blindness: Red or green color blindness, the most common type, is congenital... Read Full »
I have color blindness. What treatments can enhance my vision?
Query: Hello doctor,As an individual with color blindness, I am keen on comprehending how it affects my perception and exploring advancements in treatments or technologies that could enhance my color vision. Could you offer personalized insights into managing color blindness, taking into account my unique ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.I understand your concern, and I can provide general information about managing color blindness and emerging options for improving color perception. Color blindness, also known as color vision deficiency (CVD), is a common genetic condition that affects approximately 8 p... Read Full »
Is it possible to have color blind to the color black?
Query: Hi doctor,Is it possible to be color blind to the color black? Like seeing a different color other than black? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. No, you cannot be color-blind to black or shades of grey. Congenital color blindness (patients have it since birth) can be one of three types. Firstly it can be protanopia which is colorblind to red and its shades.Next it can be deuteranopia that is to shades of green ... Read Full »
Can one be color blind if one has 20/20 vision?
Query: Hello doctor, Can one be color blind if one has 20/20 vision? Read Full »
Dr. Magalage Thilanka Kashyapa Perera
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Well, to your knowledge color blindness and color deficiency are two different things. You gain color vision due to cone cells in your retina. True color blinds see only black and white. They have no cones or only blue cones. This is rare, and they do not have 20/20 ... Read Full »
Query: Hi doctor, Can color blindness gets generated by means of other issue or problem except birth? Is there any remedy for it? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, there are other causes in which color vision could get affected other than congenital or birth causes. Optic nerve damage manifest with abnormal color vision. There may me optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve most commonly related to multiple sclerosis), opt... Read Full »
Is there a way to treat color blindness with medicines?
Query: Hello doctor, Six years ago, I noticed that I have color blindness. Can this be corrected? Or will it remain forever? If correction is possible then how can it be? Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Color blindness is of two types, congenital and acquired. The congenital one is present from birth and can be noticed in adult life. There is no treatment for this type of color blindness. The acquired type is seen in diseases affecting the optic nerve and the treatm... Read Full »