by Kevin Mulligan
Color blindness occurs in only about 1 in 200 women (compared to 1 in 12 men)*. As a result, approximately 95% of people with color blindness are men. Thanks to chromosomal differences between men and women, color blind women are much fewer and farther between than color blind men.
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by Kevin Mulligan
Sometimes color vision deficiency (CVD) can be more confusing to those who are not familiar with it than to those who have lived with it all of their lives. For instance, the term “color blindness” can lead some to believe that people with CVD can only see in black and white. We surveyed our EnChroma color blind community on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter to learn what strange and crazy questions they have been asked over time.
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by Kevin Mulligan
There’s a whole world of color under the sea. From vibrant coral reefs to the colors of the nearly-infinite supply of sea-life, underwater expeditions can yield some pretty technicolor experiences. Some marine animals, however, see their world a little differently. You’d be surprised to learn that some of nature’s aquatic beings are actually color blind.
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by Kevin Mulligan
Color blindness is an often misunderstood condition. Many assume because of its name that “color blind” means a person can only see in black and white. In actuality, the vast majority of people with color blindness do see color, but they see a much narrower range of color. It is estimated that a person with normal color vision can see up to 1 million distinct shades of color.
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by Kent Streeb
What is it like to see with an artist’s eye, yet unable to see the color in your work as most of the world sees it? At EnChroma, we hear from so many color blind creative people who yearn to see all the color in their artwork; or to understand the perspectives of normal sighted people when they experience their work; or who simply want to discover what they’ve been missing.
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by Portia Freed
It’s incredible when the world of color opens up to you. It makes you want to explore the world for color. We’ve selected our top picks of where to go to experience incredible color with your EnChroma glasses.
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by Kevin Mulligan
So you want to give a more colorful kind of gift? You’ve come to the right place! Follow these 5 easy steps to give the color blind person in your life the gift of vibrant color vision.
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by Don McPherson
Our primary goal is to see every color blind person reach their full potential. This is especially true for children. Though seemingly basic, the understanding of color plays a significant role in a child’s development as a student. From learning shapes to learning math, an understanding of color is integral to most students’ learning experience.
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by Andrew Schmeder
What goes into developing the incredible EnChroma lens that gives color blind people the ability to see colors they only previously imagined? Let’s start with a little background on how we process color vision in the eye.
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by Kevin Mulligan
You grab a tennis ball and hurl it across the yard for your dog, but does she see its bright yellow-green color or is it just a shade of grey? It’s a commonly held misconception that dogs only see in black, white, and grey, however, our furry friends’ color vision is a little more complex than that.
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by Mark Mattison-Shupnick
Color is emotional, experiential, and tactical. It gives art life. It entices us to eat certain foods and buy certain jewelry, and sometimes it literally defines these things. We also use color to interpret information such as signs and lights.
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by Kevin Mulligan
At EnChroma, we strive to make the world a more colorful place. Our goal is to bring you the highest quality glasses made with the utmost care by people who are passionate about what they do.
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