We have much to be thankful for when blessed with all of our senses, but what happens when they too turn out to be defective?? Not to be able to see the world in color is an unfortunate defect suffered by colorblind people but it isn’t that they are entirely unable to see color, 99% of colorblind people do see some extent of color but they do not possess the ability to see the entire color spectrum that allows us to see the total beauty of any colorful scene. Rather than color blindness, the term more accurately used is CVD or color vision deficiency. 0.5% of women and 8% of men suffer from varying levels of CVD with each level having a scientific name. There are four levels of color blindness called deutronomalia, Protanopia, Tritanopia, and monochromacy. Take a look at the various ways how color blind people see the world. The image below is how people like you and me see the world in normal color.
This is a common condition of color blindness called Deutranomalia. 4.63% and 0.36% of people suffer from this type of CVD without even realizing it. Those suffering from Deutranomalia see a subdued color spectrum especially when involving green and red.
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In the condition of protanopia, people see a shaded version of red and green which appear faded but the ability to see yellow and blue are unaffected. 1 % of men experience protanopia.
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Those affected by Tritanopia will see all colors that appear with a greenish and pink tone. This is one of the rare afflictions of CVD and affects just 0.0001% of both men and women. This is a more serious case of how color blind people see the world.
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Monochromacy means total color blindness. It is an extremely rare form of color blindness which affects people who can only see the entire world in black and white. As per estimates, only 0.00003% of the world’s population are affected by it. If you want to know how truly color blind people see the world, then monochromatic people are the best example as you can see from this image.
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That was how people view colors from a simple straight row of colored pencils. Now take a look at these comparison images at how color blind people see the world. The image is of a pug running in a tulip field.
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