anybody colorblind
Just wondering if there is anything that can be done to help an athlete. Likemhot jr. is a baseball fanatic, sporting clay shooter and is colorblind. On certain days he has a harder time seeing the ball or clay bird than others. He competes at the highschool level and is a descent athlete, does anybody know/use glasses or contact lenses to help even out the playing field.
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I have problems with certain shades of green,brown and grey.
I guess that might make me a bit colorblind.
No corrective glasses or contacts that I know of.
But then I've never gone lookin' for any either.
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rose colored glasses will help him see birds better.
Ben0 -
I am color blind and after searching around, there seems to be an X-chrome lens[??] available. I used to have a hard lens in heavy red but I lost it. In my case, when i wore the thing I would have one red eye and one green one-kinda scared the women folk a bit. That one cost me around $200.00 for exam and lens. I don't know how much it would cost today.
Also this type of lens cannot be worn for long periods of time in the beginning of use--Don't ask me how I know this but i ended up with three blisters on my eye...very painful[:(]0 -
likemhot,
Color Blindness is usually a genetic problem and as such, can't be corrected. There are other physical problems that can cause color blindness such as cataracts that can be corrected by surgery.
There may be some things you can do to help compensate for a color vision problem.
* Specially tinted contact lenses and eyeglasses may help you see differences between colors. However, these lenses do not provide normal color vision and can distort objects.
* Glasses that block glare (with side shields or wide temples) are helpful because people with color vision problems can see differences between colors better when there is less glare and brightness. A person with color vision problems can actually see better when the lighting is not bright.
* If you do not see color at all and rely on rod cells for vision (rod monochromatism), you may need to wear tinted or dark glasses with side shields, because rod cells work better in dim light. You may also need corrective lenses (glasses or contact lenses) because vision using only the rod cells is less clear and sharp.
Color vision problems cannot be prevented.
From WEBMD.
I suggest that you see an ophthalmologist with a specialty in color blindness. The lens colors can be a big help when you're trying to differentiate between colors. The problem is the changing conditions and the inability to keep pace with them. If the conditions are steady and constant (unlikely) the lenses could be a solution. Check with a specialist.
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Thanks to all who replied, we are going to the eye doctor this week. 0
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