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.

Researchers from Radboud University Medical Center and University of Basel have discovered new genetic causes of inherited ...

In patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), crucial cells in the retina known as rods and cones die over time; night ...

Color blindness, also known as color vision deficiency, is a condition where someone's ability to see colors is different from what most people experience. Color filters: Special glasses and contact ...

This work not only identified the genetic cause of RP but also further highlights the role that noncoding genes can have in genetic disorders.

Color blindness is usually an inherited condition that makes it difficult to differentiate among shades of colors. Color blindness, or color deficiency, happens when the cones of the eye are missing ...

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 ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. This marks the first story ...

Color blindness, also known as color vision deficiency, is characterized by an inability to differentiate between different shades of colors, such as red, green, or blue. The primary cause of color ...

Color blindness, or color vision deficiency, is more common in males. This is due to how parents pass down a chromosome associated with the male sex. Red-green color vision deficiency is the most ...