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Color Blindness

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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1.

GENETIC DISEASE

COLOR BLINDNESS
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ALSO KNOWN AS

COLOR VISION DEFICIENCY
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3.

X LINKED RECESSIVE

IS THE GENE/ CHROMOSOME AFFECTED
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4.

IT IS SELF DIAGNOSABLE

THERE ARE NO PRENATAL TESTS
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5.

SYMPTOMS

  • Inability to distinguish colors
  • Vision disorder
  • Rapid eye movement
6.

AFFECTED

  • More than 3 million U.S cases per year
  • Anyone can be affected
  • The mother has a 50% chance of passing it to her kids if she has the disease herself
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TREATMENT

  • Few treatments
  • Color filters/contacts in some cases
  • Certain adaptation methods
  • It can't be prevented
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Kaleb Watson-Nims