1. Night and Color Blindness
By- Fadhlia Rahim-Ali

2. Description Color Blindness Night Blindness To have difficulty:
Distinguishing different colors
Seeing certain colors
Seeing any colors at all
Night Blindness
To have bad vision at night or in dimmed lighting.
It is also known as Nyctanopia or Nyctalopia.
A person with severe color blindness’ visual

3. Perspective
Color Blindness
Night Blindness

4. Causes Color Blindness Night Blindness
People affected are born with it.
The gene responsible for color blindness is on the X chromosome.
Night Blindness
Cataracts
Nearsightedness
Vitamin A deficiency (this cause is rare)
Birth defects
Certain drugs

5. Symptoms Color Blindness Night Blindness Better night vision
Enhanced sense of smell
Increased sensitivity to bright lights
Issues identifying red or green colored pencils
Low attention span when coloring work sheets
Night Blindness
Difficulty seeing in darkness
Difficulty seeing in dimmed lighting
Not being able to see after lights appeared and went away (Ex. Another car’s headlights while driving)
Night Blindness perspective

6. preventions Color Blindness Night Blindness
Discuss the use of prescribed medications with your doctor.
Do not take medications with color blindness as a side effect.
Night Blindness
Follow treatment plans and stay consistent with them for night blindness.
Include a lot of Vitamin A in your diet.

7. Treatments Color Blindness Night Blindness
If it is inherited, it cannot be cured or treated.
Acquired color blindness can be corrected by treatments:
Prescribed medications
Color corrective glasses
Color corrective contact lenses
Night Blindness
Taking a lot of vitamin A.
Remove the cataracts.
Use low-vision aids.
Color corrective glasses

8. Additional information
Color Blindness
There are vision tests called the Ishihara plates test and an arrangement test.
It affects 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women in the world.
4.5% of the population is color blind.
Color blindness is more common in older people
Night Blindness
It is caused by a disorder of the cells in the retina.
You cannot absorb vitamin A well if you have a liver disorder.

9. Cited references