Colorblind

Alternative names:

color blind; color blindness; colorblindness

Symptoms:

• the inability to see colors with the same intensity as normal individuals

Note: symptoms may be so mild that affected people are unaware they are colorblind unless specifically tested. Parents may notice colorblindness in a more severely affected child at the time the child would normally learn colors.

Signs and tests:

Several color vision tests are available through your physician or eye specialist (ophthalmologist). Testing for colorblindness is commonly performed along with other vision screenings.