NO TITLE

Color blindness, a color vision deficiency, is the inability to perceive differences between some of the colors that others can distinguish. It is most often of genetic nature, but may also occur because of eye, nerve, or brain damage, or due to exposure to certain chemicals. The English chemist John Dalton in 1798 published the first scientific paper on the subject, "Extraordinary facts relating to the vision of colours", after the realization of his own color blindness; because of Dalton's work, the condition is sometimes called Daltonism, although this term is now used for a type of color blindness called deuteranopia. Color blindness is usually classed as disability; however, in selected situations color blind people have an advantage over people with normal color vision. There are some studies which conclude that color blind individuals are better at penetrating certain camouflages. Monochromats may have a minor advantage in dark vision, but only in the first five and a half minutes of dark adaptation. (via Wikipedia)


About Color blindness


Name: Color blindness

MeSH ID: D003117

Disease Db ID: 2999


Pictures


Videos


Color is in the Eye of the Beholder

Color is in the Eye of the Beholder

Category: (Book)

5 new, starting at $10.75

13 used, starting at $20.24

Buy Now More Info
Ishihara Compatible Pseudoisochromatic Plate (PIPIC) Color Vision
Test 24 Plate Edition by Dr. Waggoner

Ishihara Compatible Pseudoisochromatic Plate (PIPIC) Color Vision...

Category: (Health and Beauty)

1 new, starting at $149.00

Buy Now More Info
The Color of Paradise

The Color of Paradise

Category: (DVD)

26 new, starting at $19.02

20 used, starting at $10.70

Buy Now More Info

People Search



Related Articles


The Best iPhone Apps Of The Week

28 Feb 2010 15:43:00 GMT | The Business Insider


The Mortgage Crisis is Not Colorblind

26 Feb 2010 23:48:13 GMT | Huffington Post


Best Schools for Flying Lessons

4 Mar 2010 14:02:00 GMT | Luxist


 

Who is here!

Signup on Color blindness