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Last uploaded: January 29, 2019
Preferred Name

Color Blindness

Definitions

<p>Most of us see our world in color. We enjoy looking at a lush green lawn or a red rose in full bloom. If you have a color vision defect, you may see these colors differently than most people. </p> <p>There are three main kinds of color vision defects. Red-green color vision defects are the most common. This type occurs in men more than in women. The other major types are blue-yellow color vision defects and a complete absence of color vision.</p> <p>Most of the time, color blindness is genetic. There is no treatment, but most people adjust and the condition doesn't limit their activities. </p>

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0242225

cui

C0242225

Date created

08/15/2006

definition

Most of us see our world in color. We enjoy looking at a lush green lawn or a red rose in full bloom. If you have a color vision defect, you may see these colors differently than most people.

There are three main kinds of color vision defects. Red-green color vision defects are the most common. This type occurs in men more than in women. The other major types are blue-yellow color vision defects and a complete absence of color vision.

Most of the time, color blindness is genetic. There is no treatment, but most people adjust and the condition doesn't limit their activities.

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Mapped to

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0009398

MP HEALTH TOPIC URL

https://medlineplus.gov/colorblindness.html

MP OTHER LANGUAGE URL

Spanish https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/colorblindness.html

MP PRIMARY INSTITUTE URL

National Eye Institute https://nei.nih.gov/

notation

C0242225

prefLabel

Color Blindness

Related to

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C1456582

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0015397

tui

T047

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0150933

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C1456603

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