<![CDATA[Colourblindness in kids]]>Dear All,


Have you heard of children having minor colour blindness ? Will this affect their choice of studies cum career? My friend's child was diagnosed by the school yearly medical team of having minor colour blindness. She is worried for the child who is keen to be a doctor but felt that colour blindness may affect her chances of getting into medical school in future.

Any doctor here who can give some advise?

I tried to help by checking with my sister's friend who have children who are doctor and lawyer. He mentioned that colour blindness can now be treated, is it true? ( Pleae don' t ask me why I did not ask the same person again - because I do not know them and do not wish to disturb them too offen. )

Anyone here have life experience or heard of true examples about people having colour blindness but can still be doctor?

I really hope to help this family friend of mine. I know she does not know where and how to get help and also know that she is too shy to ask around. I thought this is a good place to get help for her.
Really hope that there is some kind soul here who can help me to help her.

Please advise if you have knowledge on this topic - COLOURBLINDNESS. THANKS :thankyou:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/6476/colourblindness-in-kidsRSS for NodeTue, 28 Apr 2026 03:06:04 GMTTue, 03 Nov 2009 06:15:47 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Colourblindness in kids on Sun, 10 Apr 2016 13:32:11 GMT]]>

starlight1968sg:
Is driving a concern for colour blind?


depends on the extend of colour deficiency, whether it affects the person's ability to drive safely.

I understand that a certification by a medical practitioner is required, and followed by some simple colour identification test by the testing center officer.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1666264https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1666264Sun, 10 Apr 2016 13:32:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Colourblindness in kids on Sun, 10 Apr 2016 09:42:28 GMT]]>Is driving a concern for colour blind?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1666206https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1666206Sun, 10 Apr 2016 09:42:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Colourblindness in kids on Sun, 10 Apr 2016 09:39:19 GMT]]>Colourblindness will be Pes B for army, still combat fit but cannot be certain vocations.


School-wise, the most serious effect is on Chemistry experiments. Titration will be quite challenging for color-blind students as the color change is hard to see. I am personally color-blind, but still managed to do ok for the titration. Hardest indicator is "phenolphthalein" as the turning point is from pink to pale pink. With experience, one can roughly gauge the turning point even with color blindness.

Career-wise, police, pilot, electrical engineer, chemist, may not be so suitable.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1666205https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1666205Sun, 10 Apr 2016 09:39:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Colourblindness in kids on Mon, 08 Feb 2016 08:20:48 GMT]]>Thanks tankee!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1640062https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1640062Mon, 08 Feb 2016 08:20:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Colourblindness in kids on Sun, 07 Feb 2016 12:46:10 GMT]]>

Kafer:
My son will be gg to NS soon. He has colour deficiency.

How will the army allocate recruit their role if he has with colour blindness?
unless recently changed, NSF with colour blindness are consider combat fit.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1639933https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1639933Sun, 07 Feb 2016 12:46:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Colourblindness in kids on Sun, 07 Feb 2016 10:17:55 GMT]]>My son will be gg to NS soon. He has colour deficiency.

How will the army allocate recruit their role if he has with colour blindness?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1639910https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1639910Sun, 07 Feb 2016 10:17:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Colourblindness in kids on Fri, 06 Aug 2010 03:26:06 GMT]]>3Boys, thank you so much for the input and suggestions!



1) Did you have a target organisation to which you would be directing funds raised? Gene therapy research into a specific area such as this would run into the billions of dollars, and I am not sure we can do more than put a drop into that ocean. Unless you already have a specific idea on this I would suggest that fund raising not be your overall goal.

Ummm, I thought that the money should go to the University of Washington's ophthalmology department. Thought of maybe partnering with National Eye Centre, so they'll help me with the launch of the exhibition and the money goes to them, and then they'll 'pass' the money to the University of Washington.

2) Suggest that the overall goal be to raise awareness. The target audience should expand to include those WITH colour-blindness to educate them on opportunities and maybe set up some sort of support-group. Here is an opportunity for you to work with the HPB to see if they can lend some funding and horsepower to the project.

Oh, I guess the overall goal to raise awareness would actually make more sense, as well as targeting those with colour-blindness too. I hadn't thought of it like that.


3) Have you given thought to publicity?

I'll be designing posters to advertise the exhibition. I have no idea what to name the exhibition yet, though. No good names yet.

What would make the exhibition interactive? I thought of making one \"room\" to be coloured normally, while another exact duplica would be how the colour blind see. Also thought of games? For kids, or something but I am not sure what, exactly, yet.

I only have 4 more weeks to design this exhibition and I am a bit panicky. And I realised there's quite little info on colour blindness. I mean, sure, they have info on how colour-blindness happens and all that, but nothing much beyond that.

Oh, I also thought of putting some \"facts\" in the exhibition. i've found this: http://www.colblindor.com/2009/01/06/50-facts-about-color-blindness

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/233714https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/233714Fri, 06 Aug 2010 03:26:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Colourblindness in kids on Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:45:35 GMT]]>Oddie,

very nice and laudable project. Here are my thoughts;

1) Did you have a target organisation to which you would be directing funds raised? Gene therapy research into a specific area such as this would run into the billions of dollars, and I am not sure we can do more than put a drop into that ocean. Unless you already have a specific idea on this I would suggest that fund raising not be your overall goal.

2) Suggest that the overall goal be to raise awareness. The target audience should expand to include those WITH colour-blindness to educate them on opportunities and maybe set up some sort of support-group. Here is an opportunity for you to work with the HPB to see if they can lend some funding and horsepower to the project.

3) Have you given thought to publicity?

Happy to bounce ideas with you.

Edit -->

http://www.hpb.gov.sg/eyecare/

Look under colour deficiency.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/233579https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/233579Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:45:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Colourblindness in kids on Thu, 05 Aug 2010 02:19:11 GMT]]>i am doing this for a project and i am proposing an exhibition. this is the design brief that i came up with.




Description of project

Overall goal – raise funds for the research of gene treatment to cure colour blindness
What is the objective of the new design project?
To create awareness and better understanding of colour blindness. Colour blindness can be life-threatening, where some colours are involved (eg. Traffic light colours). Other than their pre-existing condition, people who are colour blind may suffer the psychological effects of public perception of colour blindness. I also hope to get people to sympathise with people who are colour blind.


What are you trying to communicate and why?
The sight exhibit allows the visitor to ‘look through’ the eyes of people with sight problems. This helps them to understand the difficulties people diagnosed with colour blindness go through. I am aiming to get people to experience and understand the symptoms of colour blindness, thus allowing them to detect signs of colour blindness in people, be it strangers, friends or their children.


How do you differ from your competitors?
There are no known events relating to colour blindness in Singapore. While some small efforts have been made to help the public better understand, these are usually done through brochures, which have been overly used in other areas as well. Furthermore, the experience of being colour blind is not easy to express in words. Hence, I feel that my project is more effective since it allows the visitors to experience being colour blind themselves.


Who is the target market?
Primary target audience - age 25-35 , male and female, employment - teacher, parents, people who don't have colour blindness
Secondary target audience - the age 7-12 , male and female, students, kids who don't have colour blindness

Expectations
Make the exhibition interactive.
Make the info easily understood.
Make the exhibition and info memorable.
To spark interest


what i want to know is that, what else would you want this exhibition to have? how can i make it better so that adult and kids can understand.

also, i couldn't find the brochure in hpb's website 😞

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/232538https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/232538Thu, 05 Aug 2010 02:19:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Colourblindness in kids on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:22:38 GMT]]>This is interesting...I just found out my hubby and his brother are both mildly green-red color blind.


Inherited or acquired defect

Most individuals who are color blind inherit the trait. Men are more likely to be color blind because of the way color blindness
is inherited. The gene for the trait is located on the X chromosome. Men have one X chromosome and women have two. If a man inherits the gene for the trait, he will have a color vision defect. If a woman inherits a single gene for the trait, she will not, because the normal gene on her other X chromosome will dominate over the defective gene. Women must inherit the defective trait from both parents to be color blind.

Color blindness is a so-called sex-linked characteristic. This means it is a gene that occurs only on the X chromosome, which is passed to the child by the mother. The Y chromosome, which is passed to the child by the father, does not carry the defective gene. This means that children
inherit color blindness only from their mothers. Children can inherit color blindness from a mother who is color blind or from a mother who is a carrier of the gene but is not color blind herself. Daughters of men who are color blind will carry the trait, but sons will not.

Read more: http://science.jrank.org/pages/1605/Color-Blindness-Inherited-or-acquired-defect.html#ixzz0WTDq3DP8

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/74183https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/74183Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:22:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Colourblindness in kids on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:32:42 GMT]]>Please read the brochure. It is stated in the brochure… Usually it is past down from the mother’s gene…

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/71265https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/71265Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:32:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Colourblindness in kids on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:30:52 GMT]]>HI,


My husband has slight colourblindness. Was just wondering.. what is the possibility of my children having the same problem... 😐

Anyone has any experience...?? :?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/71262https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/71262Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:30:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Colourblindness in kids on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:25:36 GMT]]>Hi Edanson


No worries!! 🙂

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/71253https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/71253Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:25:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Colourblindness in kids on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:19:18 GMT]]>

Herbie:
Found the brochure online. Please go to http://www.hpb.gov.sg and key in colour blindness under the search engine (within hpb website).

Dear All,

Thank you very much for all your effort to share . I will ask my friend to read them herself at this website.

Herbie : Really a very big Thank You to you for your effort to help search for the brouchure. :thankyou:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/71248https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/71248Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:19:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Colourblindness in kids on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:31:41 GMT]]>Found the brochure online. Please go to http://www.hpb.gov.sg and key in colour blindness under the search engine (within hpb website).

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/71047https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/71047Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:31:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Colourblindness in kids on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:36:36 GMT]]>When my son was diagnose with the colour blindness at HPB, they have given us a borchure which indicate which are jobs he can’t undertake.


Sorry! I can’t find the brochure. You may wish to check with HPB on the brochure.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/71024https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/71024Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:36:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Colourblindness in kids on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:59:09 GMT]]>Colour blindness cannot be cured (at least not at the moment or near future).


People who are colour blinded cannot perform certain jobs that required good colour distinctions, eg pilot.

For application of driving license, the colour blinded person need to get an eye specialist endorsement that he\she can "see" the red, orange & green. And submit the endorsement letter during application.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/71000https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/71000Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:59:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Colourblindness in kids on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:32:19 GMT]]>the HPB doctor told us as long it is not a distinguished requirement for a job ie. scientitst; color separator; there’s many jobs a color blind person can do. Some who are not tested may not even know they are borned color blind.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/70968https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/70968Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:32:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Colourblindness in kids on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:26:34 GMT]]>

edanson:
Anyone here have life experience or heard of true examples about people having colour blindness but can still be doctor?

well, I had a friend who is colour bilnd and last heard he's got a degree in dentistry....not sure abt doctor tho.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/70961https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/70961Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:26:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Colourblindness in kids on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:11:47 GMT]]>My son 12 is also color blind. He is deficieny in green/red but he’s able to see red and green lights. This is a permanent condition according to HPB; he is issued a medical certificate for life. He looks very normal to me just that sometimes he cant see spectrum of green or red. He may oso read amber as partial red but he’s perfectly ok to me; no need to worry.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/70945https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/70945Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:11:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Colourblindness in kids on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:03:19 GMT]]>My twin cousins are colour blind. They can’t even drive as their colour blindness is between red & green.


Doctor told us that their career choices will be very limited. One of them is very good in electrical stuff but cannot pursue due to colour blindness.

I’m not too sure the severity of your friend’s child’s colour blindness, so I can’t help much also. It’s best to consult a specialist & get their opinions.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/70933https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/70933Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:03:19 GMT