Diagnosis and treatment of color blindness
• Diagnosis
With the question of Dr. Muhammad Hantira, an honorary assistant professor, ophthalmology department, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia
Explain the following:
If you are having trouble seeing certain colors, Dr. Hantereh performs an eye examination to find out if you are color blind. You will likely undergo a thorough eye examination, as you are shown specially designed pictures made of colored dots containing numbers or hidden shapes of various colors.
If you are color blind, you will find that some point patterns are difficult or impossible to see.
treatment
Dr. Hantira explained:
There are no treatments for most types of color vision difficulties, unless the problem with color vision is related to the use of certain medications or eye conditions. Stopping medications that cause vision problem or treating an underlying eye disease may result in an improvement in color vision.
Wearing a colored filter over glasses or colored contact lenses may enhance the perception of contrast between distorted colors. But wearing these lenses will not improve your ability to see all colors.
• Potential treatments in the future
Dr. Hantereh indicated:
Some rare retinal disorders associated with color deficiency can be modified by gene replacement techniques. These treatments are being studied and may become available in the future.
• Lifestyle and home remedies
Try Dr. Mohamed Hantereh to help you overcome color blindness, including the following:
Remember the arrangement of colored things. If it is important to know individual colors, such as traffic lights, remember the order of colors.
Name the colored elements that you want to match with other things. Get help from someone with good color vision; To categorize and sort your clothes. Arrange your clothes in the wardrobe or drawers so that the colors that can be worn together are close together.
Use technology. There are apps for phones and digital devices that can help you recognize colors