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UPDATE: THIS FILE LAST EDITED 6-2007
A SIGHT LOSS INFORMATION DETECTIVE
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NOTE: THIS INFORMATION IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ENDORSEMENT OR RECOMMENDATION, AND IS PRESENTED SIMPLY AS A CONVENIENCE TO THE READER. BECAUSE OF THE CHANGING AVAILABILITY OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, THE COMPLETENESS OF THIS LISTING IS NOT GUARANTEED.
21. COLOR BLIND
ABOUT TEN PERCENT OF THE WORLDWIDE POPULATION IS AFFECTED BY THIS BIRTH DEFECT. COLOR BLINDNESS IS ACTUALLY A VISION IMPAIRMENT FOR CORRECTLY RECEIVING HUES AND BRIGHTNESS FOR REDS AND GREENS, HOWEVER, THIS VISION LOSS IS UNCOMMON FOR BLUES AND SEEING ONLY BLACKS AND WHITES IS VERY RARE.
FOR FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF COLOR BLINDNESS AND HOW THEY CAN IMPACT SCHOOL AND WORK, AS WELL AS SEVERAL SIGHT SIMULATIONS, GO TO:
URL: COLOR VISION TESTING DOT COM
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