Celebrities who are color blind

Celebrities who are color blind

Celebrities who are color blind

Celebrities who are color blind

Celebrities who are color blind

Celebrities who are color blind

Celebrities who are color blind

Celebrities who are color blind

Celebrities who are color blind

Celebrities who are color blind

Celebrities who are color blind

Celebrities who are color blind

Celebrities who are color blind

Celebrities who are color blind

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Genetics - The majority of cases occur in men and are inherited.

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

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Keanu Reeves - The star revealed in an interview that he suffers from colorblindness.

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

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

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Eddie Redmayne - The British heartthrob also suffers from colorblindness.

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Meat Loaf - The singer's colorblindness prevented him from joining the American army.

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Bill Clinton - The former American president has difficulties in distinguishing reds and greens.

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

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

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

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Prince William -

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

See also: Disease X: The next pandemic?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Genetics - The majority of cases occur in men and are inherited.

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

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Keanu Reeves - The star revealed in an interview that he suffers from colorblindness.

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

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

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Eddie Redmayne - The British heartthrob also suffers from colorblindness.

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Meat Loaf - The singer's colorblindness prevented him from joining the American army.

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Bill Clinton - The former American president has difficulties in distinguishing reds and greens.

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

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

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

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Prince William -

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

See also: Disease X: The next pandemic?

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Celebrities who are color blind

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

Celebrities who are color blind

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LIFESTYLE Color blindness

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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