How COLOR VISION Works (Types of Color Blindness, Genetics & Disease)

Learn how color vision and color blindness works. If you are color blind then it was most likely passed down through your genetics but it could also be due to eye disease. This video will help explain how it all fits together.

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About this video: Wondering how colorblindness works? In this video, Joseph J. Allen, OD, FAAO will explain how color vision works. Color blindness is more common than people often think, however, there are different types of colour blindness. This video will review the genetics of color vision deficiency, how the retina is affected by being colorblind and some eye diseases that can result in color vision changes. If you have had trouble seeing colors or if colourblindness runs in the family, this color vision video is for you.