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Colour blindness correction

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Can colour blindness be corrected?

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Qualified optometrist Nigel Best BSc (Hons) MCOptom FBCLA FAAO answers this question:

Colour blindness is usually as a result of a defective gene which affects the colour sensing cells in the retina of the eye and therefore cannot be treated or cured.

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Nigel Best BSc (Hons) MCOptom FBCLA FAAO has worked as an optometrist at Specsavers for 18 years. He is currently the Director of Specsavers Optometrists in Darlington and Richmond (N.Yorks), a College of Optometrists supervisor and a member of the Optometry in Practice editorial board. He has written papers published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and regional training events. He has written a number of contributions to optical and medical publications for the public, including sections on eyes and eye diseases for a Reader’s Digest guide.
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