Condition Lookup
Category:
Color Perception Disorders
Number of Conditions: 1
Color Blindness
Specialty: Ophthalmology
Category: Color Perception Disorders
Symptoms:
difficulty distinguishing colors
Root Cause:
A genetic deficiency in cone cells reduces color perception.
How it's Diagnosed: videos
Color vision tests (Ishihara plates).
Treatment:
Special lenses or glasses to enhance color perception.
Medications:
No medications; supportive aids like color-correcting lenses.
Prevalence:
How common the health condition is within a specific population.
Affects approximately 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women globally.
Risk Factors:
Factors or behaviors that increase the likelihood of developing the condition.
Genetic inheritance (X-linked recessive), retinal or optic nerve damage.
Prognosis:
The expected outcome or course of the condition over time.
Lifelong condition; adaptive devices can improve color differentiation.
Complications:
Additional problems or conditions that may arise as a result of the original condition.
Difficulty distinguishing colors in daily activities or professions.