Yesterday, I saw colour for the first time...
Discussion
I'm 37, and have strong protanopia colour blindness. I assume these pictures are different, but they're identical to me:
It sucks - I love art and photography, constant pain at work (rag statuses mean little to me!), enjoy the great outdoors, etc.
Few years ago they released glasses that could "correct" colourblindness. However, bloody expensive and with a lower than 10% chance of helping me.
This year, there's been lenses made for people like me. Slightly limited in they have a fairly strong tint, so best for outdoors or bright screens.
My Mrs bought me a pair for Christmas. I won't post the vid of my manly tears, but it was something like this:
https://youtu.be/_X0BITqcnUI
It's incredible. The colours you normal lot experience just looking around. Lucky blighters.
Bit too intense right now for extended wearing (imagine living in a muted light cave for 37 years, then stepping into sunlight...) - headache last night. So worth it though, and with more use that should diminish.
£100 from Amazon. Made by a firm called Pilestone.
They've genuinely changed my life - it's witchcraft!
Anyone else tried them?
It sucks - I love art and photography, constant pain at work (rag statuses mean little to me!), enjoy the great outdoors, etc.
Few years ago they released glasses that could "correct" colourblindness. However, bloody expensive and with a lower than 10% chance of helping me.
This year, there's been lenses made for people like me. Slightly limited in they have a fairly strong tint, so best for outdoors or bright screens.
My Mrs bought me a pair for Christmas. I won't post the vid of my manly tears, but it was something like this:
https://youtu.be/_X0BITqcnUI
It's incredible. The colours you normal lot experience just looking around. Lucky blighters.
Bit too intense right now for extended wearing (imagine living in a muted light cave for 37 years, then stepping into sunlight...) - headache last night. So worth it though, and with more use that should diminish.
£100 from Amazon. Made by a firm called Pilestone.
They've genuinely changed my life - it's witchcraft!
Anyone else tried them?
Sway said:
I'm 37, and have strong protanopia colour blindness. I assume these pictures are different, but they're identical to me:
It sucks - I love art and photography, constant pain at work (rag statuses mean little to me!), enjoy the great outdoors, etc.
Few years ago they released glasses that could "correct" colourblindness. However, bloody expensive and with a lower than 10% chance of helping me.
This year, there's been lenses made for people like me. Slightly limited in they have a fairly strong tint, so best for outdoors or bright screens.
My Mrs bought me a pair for Christmas. I won't post the vid of my manly tears, but it was something like this:
https://youtu.be/_X0BITqcnUI
It's incredible. The colours you normal lot experience just looking around. Lucky blighters.
Bit too intense right now for extended wearing (imagine living in a muted light cave for 37 years, then stepping into sunlight...) - headache last night. So worth it though, and with more use that should diminish.
£100 from Amazon. Made by a firm called Pilestone.
They've genuinely changed my life - it's witchcraft!
Anyone else tried them?
Pics look the same to me too, slight colour variation but if they weren't next to each other...... It sucks - I love art and photography, constant pain at work (rag statuses mean little to me!), enjoy the great outdoors, etc.
Few years ago they released glasses that could "correct" colourblindness. However, bloody expensive and with a lower than 10% chance of helping me.
This year, there's been lenses made for people like me. Slightly limited in they have a fairly strong tint, so best for outdoors or bright screens.
My Mrs bought me a pair for Christmas. I won't post the vid of my manly tears, but it was something like this:
https://youtu.be/_X0BITqcnUI
It's incredible. The colours you normal lot experience just looking around. Lucky blighters.
Bit too intense right now for extended wearing (imagine living in a muted light cave for 37 years, then stepping into sunlight...) - headache last night. So worth it though, and with more use that should diminish.
£100 from Amazon. Made by a firm called Pilestone.
They've genuinely changed my life - it's witchcraft!
Anyone else tried them?
Humble Pi said:
Have you got a link to where you got them from please OP? I wouldn’t mind giving them a quick eyeball.
Best colour blind test I could find was Enchroma (who were the originals, but are bloody expensive). https://enchroma.com/pages/color-blindness-test#te...
That let's you know what type/severity.
Then Pilestone are the manufacturer of the much better value glasses:
https://pilestone.co.uk/
Once figured which were the ones, we then found them on Amazon about a tenner cheaper.
PositronicRay said:
Pics look the same to me too, slight colour variation but if they weren't next to each other......
Chap, get some!! Yesterday, I saw how red our red brick house is!
Also, the most vibrant yellows and oranges I've ever seen.
Brown - looks completely different to what I thought it did (saw some leaves, thought they were red, then realised there was green - so must be brown!).
Purple - stunning colour, one I've never seen...
So, now it's time to learn my colours again - and to experience those I've never seen before.
We've a couple of fish tanks, and my dream has always been a marine aquarium. Have snorkelled reefs a few times, and the colours/vibrancy/movement is just incredible.
So I'm off to a local marine specialist this afternoon. Going to spend an hour or so looking at animals I've always thought are beautiful - but "properly" this time!
Any suggestions for things to do/look at?
Might buy the Mrs a set of nice oil paints... She's an artist, but hasn't really played with oils...
We've a couple of fish tanks, and my dream has always been a marine aquarium. Have snorkelled reefs a few times, and the colours/vibrancy/movement is just incredible.
So I'm off to a local marine specialist this afternoon. Going to spend an hour or so looking at animals I've always thought are beautiful - but "properly" this time!
Any suggestions for things to do/look at?
Might buy the Mrs a set of nice oil paints... She's an artist, but hasn't really played with oils...
Turn7 said:
Fabulous news, especially the Marine tank - youll be stunned when you see Reef fish in their true colours!
I'm generally stunned anyway - especially the fancy wrasses and angels... It's the corals I'm looking forward to most - for example I've never seen the appeal of SPS like acropora. This could be an expensive trip if I suddenly realise why people rave about them!
borcy said:
Watch a blue planet /planet earth type show, lots of vivid colours on those types of shows. Out and about try walking through your local woods and seeing all the subtle differences of similar colours.
Awesome shout - just realised I haven't watched any of the 4k HDR on BBC iPlayer's beta... Sway said:
PositronicRay said:
Pics look the same to me too, slight colour variation but if they weren't next to each other......
Chap, get some!! Yesterday, I saw how red our red brick house is!
Also, the most vibrant yellows and oranges I've ever seen.
Brown - looks completely different to what I thought it did (saw some leaves, thought they were red, then realised there was green - so must be brown!).
Purple - stunning colour, one I've never seen...
Are the prescription too?
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