The most common types of color blindness, or color vision deficiency, are genetic. However, other types may develop due to injuries, eye diseases, health problems, and side effects of treatment.

Researchers from Radboud university medical center and University of Basel have discovered new genetic causes of inherited ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Color blindness is known to be more common in males. That comes down to the genetics of the ...

CNN — (CNN) — For her entire life, college student Olivia Cook had only a small degree of central vision. It was as if she was watching the world through a straw hole, and in dimly lit places, she ...

Women can be colorblind, but it’s much less common than in men. Red-green color blindness, the most common type, is inherited through the X chromosome. Since males have only one X, they need just one ...

This work not only identified the genetic cause of RP but also further highlights the role that noncoding genes can have in genetic disorders.

Cook was born with an inherited retinal disorder that causes blindness, a rare type of eye disorder historically called Leber congenital amaurosis or LCA. A few years ago, she decided to participate ...