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Watch as this colour-blind boy sees the full spectrum of colours for the very first time
This Iowa boy was born colour-blind, but a special pair of glasses has changed his life forever.
See the difference?
Carson Irlbeck is 10 years old and experiences colour-blindness, or deuteranopia. Watch this touching moment when he tries on his new glasses and experiences the full spectrum of colour for the first time.
What is colour-blindness and who is affected?
Colour-blindness affects millions of people worldwide. It affects 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women. The condition ranges from a variety of classes, red-green colour-blindness being the most common. Most people who suffer from colour-blindness are not blind to colour, but have a reduced ability to see them. Colour-blindness is also called Colour Vision Deficiency (CVD).
This is where Berkley-based company Enchroma’s technology helps: a marriage of colour vision science and optical technology. Specialty eyewear that alleviates red-green colour-blindness, enhancing colours without the compromise of colour accuracy.
Source: Enchroma
![A person with red-green colour-blindness sees the world differently. Their red and green photopigments have more overlap than normal, making them unable to see certain colours. This Ishihara test simulates how colours may appear to a colourblind person.
Source: Youtube/CNBC](https://www.brightvibes.com/wp-content/uploads/legacy/phpAGAuLh.jpg)
Source: Youtube/CNBC Source: Enchroma
The glasses that ‘fix’ colour-blindness
In the following video, chief scientist at Enchroma, Don McPherson, explains more about the glasses and we witness people wearing them for the first time.