▲First, let's learn a little more about what colorblindness actually is.

▲Colorblindness is a type of visual condition which makes people having difficulty in recognizing and differentiating between some colors.

▲John Dalton was the first person to study the disorder. Daltonism, the name of one form of colorblindness, comes from him.

▲Daltonism is another name for protanopia, a genetic condition which is usually linked to the X chromosome.

▲Is some cases of protanopia, individuals will have difficulties in distinguishing between some tones, such as red and green.

▲In other cases, the person can see colors, but in a weaker tonality.

▲In some parts of the world, up to 8% of men and 1% of women suffer from colorblindness.

▲The majority of cases occur in men and are inherited.

▲Did you know there are several celebrities who suffer from colorblindness?

▲The star revealed in an interview that he suffers from colorblindness.

▲The actor and singer, who died in 1977, had difficulties in differentiating between blue and green.

▲The late actor and director discovered he had the condition whilst doing tests to join the American Navy.

▲The British heartthrob also suffers from colorblindness.

▲The singer's colorblindness prevented him from joining the American army.

▲The former American president has difficulties in distinguishing reds and greens.

▲The movie director is colorblind, but this hasn't held him back from being brilliant at what he does.

▲The Dutch actor was part of the Navy as a teenager, but his colorblindness prevented him from following this career.

▲Some say that Facebook is blue because Mark can tell the difference between the tones of this color.

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According to the health site: Health Research Funding, Prince William also suffers from colorblindness.

See also: Disease X: The next pandemic?

▲Did you know that in some parts of the world up to 8% of men and 1% of women see the world in different colors? It may sound poetic, but in fact we're talking about colorblindness, a visual condition which warps the way that people perceive color. Discover more about the condition and some of the celebrities who are known to have it!

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Find out more about the condition and the celebrities who are known to suffer from it!

25/06/24 por StarsInsider

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Did you know that in some parts of the world up to 8% of men and 1% of women see the world in different colors? It may sound poetic, but in fact we're talking about colorblindness, a visual condition which warps the way that people perceive color. Discover more about the condition and some of the celebrities who are known to have it!

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