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This is the Conversation Forum for Colour Blindness << Amusing story All the colours of the rainbow >> Subject: colour blindnes, the treatment of Posted May 29, 2003 by rycroft   Posting 1 Hello, I was diagnosed with colour blindness when i was 7. There is infact a treatment for colour deficciency. it was developed in the mid '90s by british scientst David Harris, at the corneal laser centre, Clatterbridge Hospital in Cheshire. While the basic problem, a retinal defect, cannot be altered, Harris calculated that lenses tinted very precisely might trick the brain into perceiving the images differently. I like the page, it is a concise overview of the condition, but it does't dwell on the social implecations of colour blindness. a usefull link to have would be to www.vischeck.com a usefull site about sight which is good for explaning the condition to people with regular vision. I realy can sympathise with your opening. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: colour blindnes, the treatment of Posted May 30, 2003 by Danny B. [Musicians' Guild (U150368); Science EXplained (A4108330); Curator; Scavenger] This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 I'm glad you liked the article - I'm not colour blind myself, but I had a lot of help from people who are The idea of treatment with tinted lenses sounds really interesting - have you tried it? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: colour blindnes, the treatment of Posted May 31, 2003 by rycroft This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3 yup, when i was nine, but the think is the lenses realy are too mutch hassle. i personaly believe i arn't missing much, besides the lenses make your eyes look bright red on a summers day. Conversation list Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click on the relevant button to alert our Moderation Team. Conversation list

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