| Color blindness is something that can happen at a | | | | number in the background while those who have |
| young age or later on develops as the person | | | | this problem don't. The sad part is that there is |
| ages. Someone who has this deficiency will not be | | | | still no treatment or cure for this deficiency. |
| able to distinguish one color from another or may | | | | Since many only suffer from mild symptoms of |
| not be able to see an image clearly on a | | | | this problem, scientists have come up with a way |
| background. | | | | to make this work. This is done by using a |
| This could be genetic or is caused by an injury in | | | | spectrum graphic analyzer that can aid the person |
| the optic nerve or retina. The person may not be | | | | in seeing things better. |
| able to distinguish between red and green in the | | | | The first thing this machine will do is transform |
| beginning or blue from yellow and studies have | | | | more than 16 million colors into a smaller figure to |
| shown that this can get worse over time. | | | | about 256. This is also used in graphic pictures on |
| However, there are more patients who get this | | | | television and any other object that the person |
| deficiency because of heredity and it happens | | | | sees. |
| more often to men than women. Some people | | | | Then, the individual will have to learn the colors |
| may be partial meaning, the individual will not be | | | | and in time get to see an object more or less the |
| able to discern some colors while this could be | | | | way someone with normal vision can. |
| complete for others but such cases are very | | | | This device is the first step of many that will be |
| rare. | | | | taken to help those who are suffering from color |
| The part of the eye that allows people to | | | | blindness. Hopefully a surgical procedure can be |
| distinguish one color from the other is the | | | | developed just like how doctors are able to help |
| photoreceptor. Those who don't have problems | | | | patients with cataracts see again. |
| identifying the pigments are known as trichromats | | | | Spectrum graphic analyzers are not only used to |
| while those that do are called anomalous | | | | help patients who are color blind. This is also used |
| trichromats. | | | | to record video and audio. The individual can |
| Color blindness also affects how someone sees a | | | | download this into the computer and then review |
| graphic image. A normal person may see a | | | | the recorded footage. |