Scientists Discover Cure for Color Blindness

rockin'robin · 09-20-2009, 07:06 PM

Genetic scientists have discovered a cure for color blindness, offering hope to millions of sufferers.

Scientists at the University of Washington, in Seattle, and the University of Florida restored normal vision to two color-blind monkeys. The technique could prove to be a safe and effective cure for color blindness and other visual disorders related to the cones in the retina.

“Although color blindness is only moderately life-altering, we have shown we can cure a cone disease in a primate and that it can be done very safely,” said Professor William Hauswirth, an ophthalmic molecular geneticist at the University of Florida. “That is extremely encouraging for the development of therapies for human cone diseases that really are blinding.”

Those suffering from red-green color blindness cannot distinguish between colors in the green-red-yellow part of the spectrum. This can make reading maps, using the internet and selecting a matching shirt and tie impossible. The disorder affects about 8 percent of Caucasian males, but less than 0.5 percent of females.

Click here for more from the Times of London.

Scientists Discover Cure for Color Blindness - Vision - FOXNews.com

***VamPyroX*** · 09-20-2009, 08:33 PM

Hmm... this would be good for a couple of my friends. They have red-green color blindness.

deafdude1 · 09-24-2009, 09:36 PM

The Cure of Color-Blind Monkeys

http://www.cs.utk.edu/~evers/documents/tetraChromat.txt

My brother is protanopic(no red) ive asked him if he would like a cure and he is on the fence about this. Ive also read that trichromats could get that genetic "cure" and become tetrachromats like a small percentage of women today possess! They have an extra color cone between red-green and it's something like ROGB. Dichromats see 3 colors in a rainbow(brown, yellow, blue,) trichromats see 6 colors(red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple) and tetrachromats see 9 colors! The jury is out if the difference between trichromat and tetrachromat is as large as between dichromat and trichromat. We shall find out in a decade when trichromats are getting gene treatments to become tetrachromats. If it can be proven safe, gives you so many new colors and doesn't cost too much, id be interested in becomming a tetrachromat myself

Buffalo · 09-25-2009, 07:19 PM

When I was working and I found out that a co-worker is color-blind. I teased him by saying that he is seeing my car exactly as my car appeared. My car is grey.

deafdude1 · 11-09-2009, 01:08 PM

For those of you who are colorblind, would you take the cure? For those with normal trichromatic color vision, would you want to see even more colors?

posts from hell · 11-09-2009, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deafdude1

For those of you who are colorblind, would you take the cure? For those with normal trichromatic color vision, would you want to see even more colors?

Hell no Im not messing with my perfect vision. I see colors just fine!

Aussie_Dog · 11-14-2009, 04:13 AM

One famous person (Monty Roberts) is colorblind, and he once tried contacts (or something) that showed him the world in color. He said it gave him a headache, as the world was too "loud" and chaotic. He also says that seeing in black & white is easier because you can focus better. Makes sense, all that color can distract your eyes. Without that obnoxiousness and distraction, you can much more easily spot something far away or something moving out of the corner of your eye.

deafdude1 · 11-16-2009, 04:49 PM

Color contacts do NOT make you see more colors, it just shifts the existing colors you already see. A colorblind cure won't affect the colors you already see but give you 100x more colors. It will be interesting to see how their brain copes when the pioneers get the cure.

jazzy · 11-16-2009, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deafdude1

For those of you who are colorblind, would you take the cure? For those with normal trichromatic color vision, would you want to see even more colors?

My husband is colorblind and he said no to cure cuz he lives with it for 49 years and used to it.

deafdude1 · 11-17-2009, 02:55 PM

That's his choice. If my bro did not want cure, that's his choice too.

Here's what colorblindness is like. My bro is a protanope. He doesn't know what colors he is missing just as I don't know what sounds im missing.
To a red-green blind person, the first 3 look the same while the bottom looks different. To me, the top and bottom are different and the middle two look similar(both are red-green blindness types)

kokonut · 11-17-2009, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deafdude1

For those of you who are colorblind, would you take the cure? For those with normal trichromatic color vision, would you want to see even more colors?

That's getting into the psychedelic colors range by eating mushrooms.

deafdude1 · 11-19-2009, 12:31 PM

Psychedelic drugs do let you see colors, but not any more colors than your retina cones are capable of. Besides, those drugs are illegal and carry some risks. I seek a safe solution to permanent tetrachromacy, Google this.

09-20-2009, 07:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
rockin'robin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 15,659	Scientists Discover Cure for Color Blindness Genetic scientists have discovered a cure for color blindness, offering hope to millions of sufferers. Scientists at the University of Washington, in Seattle, and the University of Florida restored normal vision to two color-blind monkeys. The technique could prove to be a safe and effective cure for color blindness and other visual disorders related to the cones in the retina. “Although color blindness is only moderately life-altering, we have shown we can cure a cone disease in a primate and that it can be done very safely,” said Professor William Hauswirth, an ophthalmic molecular geneticist at the University of Florida. “That is extremely encouraging for the development of therapies for human cone diseases that really are blinding.” Those suffering from red-green color blindness cannot distinguish between colors in the green-red-yellow part of the spectrum. This can make reading maps, using the internet and selecting a matching shirt and tie impossible. The disorder affects about 8 percent of Caucasian males, but less than 0.5 percent of females. Click here for more from the Times of London. Scientists Discover Cure for Color Blindness - Vision - FOXNews.com

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*VamPyroX* bloody phreak from hell Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: 40.18, 58.41 Posts: 34,193	Hmm... this would be good for a couple of my friends. They have red-green color blindness. __________________ Check out my city... C L I C K H E R E! (If you've already visited yesterday, visit again today!)

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deafdude1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,269 Blog Entries: 1	The Cure of Color-Blind Monkeys http://www.cs.utk.edu/~evers/documents/tetraChromat.txt My brother is protanopic(no red) ive asked him if he would like a cure and he is on the fence about this. Ive also read that trichromats could get that genetic "cure" and become tetrachromats like a small percentage of women today possess! They have an extra color cone between red-green and it's something like ROGB. Dichromats see 3 colors in a rainbow(brown, yellow, blue,) trichromats see 6 colors(red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple) and tetrachromats see 9 colors! The jury is out if the difference between trichromat and tetrachromat is as large as between dichromat and trichromat. We shall find out in a decade when trichromats are getting gene treatments to become tetrachromats. If it can be proven safe, gives you so many new colors and doesn't cost too much, id be interested in becomming a tetrachromat myself __________________ My reasons for choosing stem cells over CI are numerous. Many thousands have gotten stem cells for all conditions with 90% success rate. I have emailed/contacted stem cell centers, read articles, did my research and know the facts. Chloe got such good results she can hear well without HAs! My hearing loss is the same in both ears. Recent audiogram: 125Hz=55db, 250Hz=70db, 500Hz=90db, 750Hz=110db, 1000Hz-8000Hz=NR at 110db. I discuss my deafness and stem cells in my blog

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Aussie_Dog Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 68	One famous person (Monty Roberts) is colorblind, and he once tried contacts (or something) that showed him the world in color. He said it gave him a headache, as the world was too "loud" and chaotic. He also says that seeing in black & white is easier because you can focus better. Makes sense, all that color can distract your eyes. Without that obnoxiousness and distraction, you can much more easily spot something far away or something moving out of the corner of your eye. __________________ Some people are like slinkies...not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

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deafdude1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,269 Blog Entries: 1	Color contacts do NOT make you see more colors, it just shifts the existing colors you already see. A colorblind cure won't affect the colors you already see but give you 100x more colors. It will be interesting to see how their brain copes when the pioneers get the cure. __________________ My reasons for choosing stem cells over CI are numerous. Many thousands have gotten stem cells for all conditions with 90% success rate. I have emailed/contacted stem cell centers, read articles, did my research and know the facts. Chloe got such good results she can hear well without HAs! My hearing loss is the same in both ears. Recent audiogram: 125Hz=55db, 250Hz=70db, 500Hz=90db, 750Hz=110db, 1000Hz-8000Hz=NR at 110db. I discuss my deafness and stem cells in my blog

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deafdude1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,269 Blog Entries: 1	That's his choice. If my bro did not want cure, that's his choice too. Here's what colorblindness is like. My bro is a protanope. He doesn't know what colors he is missing just as I don't know what sounds im missing. To a red-green blind person, the first 3 look the same while the bottom looks different. To me, the top and bottom are different and the middle two look similar(both are red-green blindness types) __________________ My reasons for choosing stem cells over CI are numerous. Many thousands have gotten stem cells for all conditions with 90% success rate. I have emailed/contacted stem cell centers, read articles, did my research and know the facts. Chloe got such good results she can hear well without HAs! My hearing loss is the same in both ears. Recent audiogram: 125Hz=55db, 250Hz=70db, 500Hz=90db, 750Hz=110db, 1000Hz-8000Hz=NR at 110db. I discuss my deafness and stem cells in my blog

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deafdude1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,269 Blog Entries: 1	Psychedelic drugs do let you see colors, but not any more colors than your retina cones are capable of. Besides, those drugs are illegal and carry some risks. I seek a safe solution to permanent tetrachromacy, Google this. __________________ My reasons for choosing stem cells over CI are numerous. Many thousands have gotten stem cells for all conditions with 90% success rate. I have emailed/contacted stem cell centers, read articles, did my research and know the facts. Chloe got such good results she can hear well without HAs! My hearing loss is the same in both ears. Recent audiogram: 125Hz=55db, 250Hz=70db, 500Hz=90db, 750Hz=110db, 1000Hz-8000Hz=NR at 110db. I discuss my deafness and stem cells in my blog

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