The most common types of color blindness, or color vision deficiency, are genetic. However, other types may develop due to injuries, eye diseases, health problems, and side effects of treatment.

A retrospective cohort study suggested that people with color blindness may have a higher risk of mortality from bladder cancer compared with those who can see colors. The researchers hypothesized ...

Daltonism is a specific type of red-green color vision deficiency, also known as color blindness. People with red-green color vision deficiency may confuse colors that contain red or green elements.

Women can be colorblind, but it’s much less common than in men. Red-green color blindness, the most common type, is inherited through the X chromosome. Since males have only one X, they need just one ...

Recently, my Ohio State University Extension colleague Katie Schlagheck shared her family’s journey with color blindness in an article for the OSU Extension Live Healthy Live Well Blog at ...

People who are colorblind may be missing a life-saving warning sign of bladder cancer. Analysis of the electronic health records of hundreds of people found that those with color vision deficiency ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new UC Davis Eye Center study, in collaboration with France’s INSERM Stem Cell and Brain Research Institute, found that special patented glasses engineered with ...

A new experiment into color vision has allowed a select group of human subjects to see a new color. Subjects describe the “unprecedented” color as a very saturated teal. Researchers are looking into ...

A team of psychologists, bioengineers and neurologists from The University of Tokyo and Monash University in Australia has tested the possibility of using a qualia structure paradigm to understand ...

DENVER & BERKELY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Metroplitan State University of Denver’s Center for Visual Art and Department of Art partner to offer eyewear by EnChroma to students and visitors with color ...

Color-corrective glasses, like those sold by EnChroma (pictured), are available for checkout at a growing number of libraries for patrons who experience color blindness.Photo: Adam Rogers Libraries ...