Color Vision Disorders: Symptoms, Complaints, Signs

The following symptoms and complaints may indicate color vision disorders:

  • Congenital color vision disorders are often not noticed by the affected person until later in life
  • In the case of complete color blindness, visual acuity is also reduced

Deuteranomaly (green deficiency)

  • Weakened color perception of the color “green” (it is a form of red-green weakness).

Deuteranopia (green blindness).

  • Complete green blindness

Protanomaly (red blindness)

  • Weakened color perception of the color “red”.

Protanopia (red blindness)

  • Complete red blindness

Tritanomaly (blue-yellow visual impairment).

  • Sensation for the color “blue” is decreased

Tritanopia (blue blindness)

  • Complete blue blindness

Red-green visual impairment

  • Certain shades of red and green are seen as shades of gray (when severe, this is called red-green blindness (dyschromatopsia).
  • Can distinguish more brown and khaki tones