What is color blindness?
There are three groups of inherited color vision defects. Monochromacy is the inability to distinguish any hues. People with dichromacy have either a red-green or blue-yellow defect. Anomalous trichromacy is a less severe defect in distinguishing red-green hues.
How do members experience color blindness?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with color blindness*
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Anxious mood
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Depressed mood
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*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Top treatments taken by people for color blindness*
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Who has color blindness on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 4 | |
| 30s | 19 | |
| 40s | 24 | |
| 50s | 11 | |
| 60s | 6 | |
| 70+ | 0 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 44 | |
| Female | 22 |
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