Question for the Medical Catheites re: Colorblindness

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Hi All!

Does anyone know if it is possible to be partially colorblind? As in a person can see some colors but not others?

ETA: or see the correct color but a variation thereof, say, light brown for dark brown.

Sparrow


Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow - what a ride!’ — Peter Sage
 
RE: Question for the Medical Catheites re: Colorblindne...

Hi there- My DH and his brothers(3) are all colorblind. It is a gene that is passed from father to daughter but surfaces in the DD's male offspring and it skips a generation. My MIL passed it on to my DH who passed the gene on to my DD and if she ever has male children they will be colorblind also. IT is very rare for females to develop colorblindness. My DH says being colorblind he sees variation of a true color(it is not black/white/grey). He told me it mainly took a lifetime of teaching himself that this shade is this color etc. but he cannot tell your combo colors like aqua/turquoise etc. As far as I have read on the subject you either are colorblind or not. Hopes this helps:)
 
Here's a good overview on the topic:

http://www.webmd.com/hw/vision/hw143999.asp

My DH is colorblind. It makes for some interesting wardrobe malfunctions:D It really isn't much of a problem for him. He has trouble with reds and greens, but mostly it's a problem of distinguishing between shades of those colors. Though rare, some people can oly see black, white, and gray.

HTH

Michele:)
 
Thanks, ladies.

I am starting to think that DH might be colorblind but doesn't want to say (or possibly doesn't know?) I've noticed this before but haven't thought much about it, but yesterday I bought him two things from Old Navy and he called them both by the wrong color. He called the caramel brown pants "peach" (as in, honey, do I really want to wear peach pants?) and the grey t-shirt blue. I talked to my sis about it and she said she's actually noticed it too.

Poor guy. He's about 75% deaf (his mom had rubella while pregnant) so maybe he does have trouble with colors but doesn't want to add something else to his "problems." Not that I would care of course.

Thanks again!

Sparrow

Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow - what a ride!’ — Peter Sage
 
My father is red and green colorblind, and my son has the same colorblindness, but in a lighter color range. My son says that it is the lighter shades of pink and greens that he has a harder time with seeing such as mint green and peachy/pink colors. They appear to him as shades of brown.


Namita
 
Sparrow:

I can't help you on the colorblind question, but I wanted to ask (if you don't mind), how old is your husband?

I am also profoundly deaf and my own research indicates my mother was likely exposed to rubella when she was pregnant with me ('67). However, since it doesn't always have symptoms, we can't be sure. Just curious about his experience...

Do you have children? I have two sons; my 14 year old is also hearing impaired although not nearly to the degree I am. My 6 year old has tested normal thus far. My audiologist just told me there's been a lot of genetic research done in this area, so even though my hearing loss is technically a "birth defect," it would result in a gene mutation.

Sorry to ramble, I just get excited to hear about other people like me and I'm so curious (read: NOSEY!) about experiences. :)

Marie
 
Sparrow,

I know exactlty what you mean. My poor DH has a terrible time matching colors. I used to try to help him but anymore I just let him wear whatever he chooses, which is what I think his mom did. He used to get a little testy when I'd point out that his clothes didn't match. Anyway, you would have to know my husband to understand, but his "fashion sense" is the stuff of legend! :eek: :D His nurses tease him quite a bit, and his little patients and their mothers think he's da bomb!

You should see his tie colllection--aye yi yi!!!

ETA pardon my punctuation, but even if I live to be 100 I'll never figure out when the apostrophe goes before or after the s.:eek: ;(

Michele
 
RE: Question for the Medical Catheites re: Colorblindne...

>Sparrow:
>
>I can't help you on the colorblind question, but I wanted to
>ask (if you don't mind), how old is your husband?
>
>I am also profoundly deaf and my own research indicates my
>mother was likely exposed to rubella when she was pregnant
>with me ('67). However, since it doesn't always have symptoms,
>we can't be sure. Just curious about his experience...
>
>Do you have children? I have two sons; my 14 year old is also
>hearing impaired although not nearly to the degree I am. My 6
>year old has tested normal thus far. My audiologist just told
>me there's been a lot of genetic research done in this area,
>so even though my hearing loss is technically a "birth
>defect," it would result in a gene mutation.
>
>Sorry to ramble, I just get excited to hear about other people
>like me and I'm so curious (read: NOSEY!) about experiences.
>:)
>
>Marie

Hi Marie!

DH was born in 1963 so that makes him....43. I don't know much about his experience beyond the fact that his mom was actually advised to terminate the pregnancy once it was discovered that she had rubella. DH seems to have done OK with his hearing difficulties. He does not have any aids but is able to read lips - and of course he does have a certain amount of hearing, I mean he's able to watch movies and such. Honestly, he doesn't talk about it much but I think it's difficult sometimes, especially at parties or out with other people who don't remember or know about his hearing, they try to talk to him and the poor guy has no idea anyone is trying to chat with him! When we were first going out I had to remind myself that he couldn't always hear me, even when we're sitting side by side (he has no hearing at all in his right ear), and it wasn't that he was ignoring me! Your post has made me curious to ask him more about his experience!

We don't have children :)

Sparrow


Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow - what a ride!’ — Peter Sage
 
>Sparrow,
>
>I know exactlty what you mean. My poor DH has a terrible time
>matching colors. I used to try to help him but anymore I just
>let him wear whatever he chooses, which is what I think his
>mom did. He used to get a little testy when I'd point out that
>his clothes didn't match. Anyway, you would have to know my
>husband to understand, but his "fashion sense" is the stuff of
>legend! :eek: :D His nurses tease him quite a bit, and his
>little patients and their mothers think he's da bomb!
>
>You should see his tie colllection--aye yi yi!!!
>
>ETA pardon my punctuation, but even if I live to be 100 I'll
>never figure out when the apostrophe goes before or after the
>s.:eek: ;(
>
>Michele

Oh my gosh, another mystery solved, if DH is indeed colorblind! The man has cornered the market on every ugly tie in America! Needless to say, he bought them all before we were married, cause I certainly wouldn't lay good money down for those things. Maybe he just couldn't tell that they were yellow with big red squares, etc....:D

Sparrow

Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow - what a ride!’ — Peter Sage
 
My son is colorblind. We found it out at a physical when he was very young. He has trouble with greens and browns. Hopefully one day his wife will help him to pick colors. Nowadays he wears only black....
 
I think the red/green color blindness is the most common, at least that has been my experience in talking with others about it.

My DH is color blind to these two colors. He cannot tell them apart. It hasn't affected his life in any way however, and our son is not colorblind.
 
RE: Question for the Medical Catheites re: Colorblindne...

OK my DH is colorblind also (red/green) and add to that, the fact that he is an artist and go figure!!!
He does mostly pen and pencil work but has to venture into color alot !
He has taught himself how to recognize most
he does call me to the computer to double check sometimes!
 
RE: Question for the Medical Catheites re: Colorblindne...

My son is color blind. It drove me nuts when they would do map projects which were all based on color (don't you think they could differentiate by pattern). Every year we would go through this. I finally just did his geography projects for him!

I must have passed it on to him because his Dad isn't color blind.
 
RE: Question for the Medical Catheites re: Colorblindne...

My DH isn't colorblind. He's color stupid. Can't match clothes if his life depended on it. I just wish they made garanimals for men. Hmm, now that's an idea.....
 
RE: Question for the Medical Catheites re: Colorblindne...

>My DH isn't colorblind. He's color stupid. Can't match
>clothes if his life depended on it. I just wish they made
>garanimals for men. Hmm, now that's an idea.....

ROFLMAO....TK, you just had me laughing hysterically. I guess I should stop my complaining... my DH (who is not colorblind either) is just not adventurous on the fashion front. His ties and clothes are so ultra conservative (he matches his clothes impeccably...I nicknamed him "Mr GQ").....now, I have a glimpse of the other side. Hmmmm, maybe boring clothes are not so bad after all...LOL.

Robin:)
 
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