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Colorblindness

Colorblindness: Introduction

Colorblindness: Colorblindness refers to having a deficiency in seeing colors normally. See detailed information below for a list of 30 causes of Colorblindness, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Colorblindness:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Colorblindness. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Cataract
• Malnutrition
• Overdose of digoxin
• Overuse of alcohol and tobacco
• Retinal damage (see Retina symptoms)
• Genetic
• Brain damage
• Certain toxins (carbon monoxide, fertilizers, lead-containing chemicals)
• more causes...»

See full list of 30 causes of Colorblindness

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Home Diagnostic Testing and Colorblindness

Home medical tests possibly related to Colorblindness:

• Vision & Eye Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Eye Tests
  • Home Vision Tests
• more home tests...»

Causes of Types of Colorblindness:

Review causes of types of Colorblindness in more specific categories:

• Colorblindness in children (5 causes)
• more types...»

Review causes of more specific types of Colorblindness:

• Constant Colorblindness (6 causes)
• Sudden onset of Colorblindness (4 causes)
• more types...»

See full list of 4 types for Colorblindness

Colorblindness: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Colorblindness, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Colorblindness: Symptom Checker

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• Colorblindness and Head symptoms (13 causes)
• Colorblindness and Vision changes (13 causes)
• Colorblindness and Eye symptoms (12 causes)
• Colorblindness and Face symptoms (12 causes)
• Colorblindness and Nerve symptoms (11 causes)
• Colorblindness and Impaired vision (9 causes)
• Colorblindness and Vision distortion (9 causes)
• Colorblindness and Visual problems (9 causes)
• Colorblindness and Sensory symptoms (7 causes)
• Colorblindness and Nystagmus (6 causes)
• Colorblindness and Photophobia (6 causes)
• Colorblindness and Sensations (6 causes)
• Colorblindness and Mouth symptoms (5 causes)
• Colorblindness and Delirium (5 causes)
• Colorblindness and Light sensitivity symptoms (5 causes)
• Colorblindness and Pain (5 causes)
• Colorblindness and Seizures (5 causes)
• Colorblindness and Blindness (5 causes)
• Colorblindness and Diarrhea (5 causes)
• Colorblindness and Brain symptoms (4 causes)
• more...»

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Colorblindness Treatments

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Colorblindness: Animations

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Medications or substances causing Colorblindness:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Colorblindness as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Lumigan
• Travatan
• Xalatan
• Rescula
• more causes...»

See full list of 4 medications causing Colorblindness

Colorblindness: Comorbid Symptoms

Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Colorblindness may include these symptoms:

• Head symptoms
• Vision changes
• Eye symptoms
• Face symptoms
• Nerve symptoms
• Impaired vision
• Vision distortion
• more associated symptoms...»

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Colorblindness: Research Related Doctors & Specialists

• Eye Health Specialists (Ophthalmology):
  • Ophthalmology (Eye Specialist)
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Colorblindness: Undiagnosed Conditions

Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:

• Vision & Eye: serious diseases often undiagnosed:
  • Glaucoma -- Undiagnosed
  • Age-Related Macular Degeneration -- Undiagnosed
  • Cataract -- Undiagnosed
  • Diabetic Retinopathy -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Causes of Colorblindness listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Colorblindness as a symptom include:

• Achromatopsia
• Barbiturates
• Blue color blindness
• Blue cone monochromatism
• Central serous chorioretinopathy
• Chloroquine
• Chylomicron retention disease
• Cone-rod retinal dystrophy
• Digoxin
• Ethambutol
• Green color blindness
• Isoniazid
• Kallmann syndrome
• Quinine
• Red colorblindness
• more causes...»

See full list of 30 causes of Colorblindness
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Definitions of Colorblindness:

Defects of color vision are mainly hereditary traits but can be secondary to acquired or developmental abnormalities in the CONES (RETINA). Severity of hereditary defects of color vision depends on the degree of mutation of the OPSIN genes (on X CHROMOSOME and CHROMOSOME 3, HUMAN) that code the photopigments for red, green and blue.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Partial or total inability to distinguish one or more chromatic colors.
- (Source - CRISP)

Detailed list of causes of Colorblindness

The list below shows some of the causes of Colorblindness mentioned in various sources:

• Achromatopsia
• Achromatopsia 4 - abnormal green-red color vision
• Achromatopsia type 4 - abnormal green-red color vision
• Barbiturates
• Blue color blindness
• more causes...»

See full list of 30 causes of Colorblindness

How Common are these Causes of Colorblindness?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Colorblindness. Of the 30 causes of Colorblindness that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 0 causes are "very common" diseases
• 0 causes are "common" diseases
• 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 30 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 30 causes of Colorblindness

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Colorblindness:

The following list of conditions have 'Colorblindness' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

Select from the following alphabetical view of conditions which include a symptom of Colorblindness or choose View All.

A

• Achromatopsia 4 ... abnormal green-red color vision
• Achromatopsia type 4 ... abnormal green-red color vision

F

• Forsius-Eriksson syndrome ... color blindness

R

• Retinohepatoendocrinologic syndrome ... colorblindness

S

• Sialidosis type 1 ... color blindness

Conditions listing medical complications: Colorblindness:

The following list of medical conditions have Colorblindness or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

C

• Cone rod dystrophy -- amelogenesis imperfecta ... colorblindness

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What are the alternative names for Colorblindness:

Color vision impairment, Dyschromatopsia, Colour vision impairment, Achromatism
- (Source - Diseases Database)

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Medical News summaries about Colorblindness

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• Antibiotic causes loss of vision
• Partially blind, color blind surgeon continues to practice despite lawsuits

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• Introduction: Color blindness
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• Causes of Color blindness
• Treatments for Colorblindness
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• Symptoms of Color blindness
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