EnChroma colour vision correcting glasses

[Tango589]

Just found out about these:

EnChroma colour vision correcting glasses (http://enchroma.com/)


I took the colour vision test and got the result that my vision is Strong Deutan. Strong deutans (“doo-tans”) have a strong red-green color blindness caused by an anomaly in the M-cone photopigment gene sequence.

I have known I had a colour deficiency for years and was previously told I was 'shade-blind' (where it was described to me that those paints that are "white with a hint of colour" would all look white to me) but i now feel I need to get it checked out by a proper optometrist.


I am interested in these glasses, but it is a lot of cash to blow on something that does not fundamentally impede my day today life. I do wonder what I'm missing though...:hmmm:

[Eichhörnchen]

Crikey, that's very interesting! The only contribution (as a painter) that I can make is to point out that red and green are what are known as "complementary" colours, meaning "opposites" (for a clear explanation of this, see this link):

http://painting.about.com/od/artglossaryc/g/defcompcolours.htm

This would suggest that you'd really benefit from anything that helped you to distinguish them visually, although there must be people who are less affected than others.

(PS: can you see through ladies' clothing with these glasses? If so, maybe we could all get some and negotiate a Subsim discount)