Watch People See Colour for the First Time With Glasses That Fix Colour Blindness

If you’re in need of a little feel-good Friday pick-me-up, you may want to search “EnChroma” videos on YouTube.

When its users try a pair of EnChroma glasses for the first time, it gets quite emotional, as you can see in a growing number of videos that feature people seeing the world like never before.

The glasses enable colour blind to see proper colour, and are the brainchild of scientist Don McPherson, who spent thirteen years studying colour blindness.

It all started accidentally, when McPherson discovered that fellow doctors were using the protective glasses for laser surgery he had developed as sunglasses. He knew that they were on to something when a colourblind friend tried them on and he could see the fluorescent orange marker cones against the green grass for the first time.

Thanks to CEO Andy Schmeder’s mathematical modelling expertise and three National Institute of Health grants, Enchroma was established in 2010.

The glasses enhance colour perception by separating light into its primary spectral components before they reach the eye, says the company website.

They work for about 80 per cent of people with red-green colour blindness.

This type of colour blindness makes it difficult to distinguish between different shades of red, yellow and green, and they may see colours much duller than someone with normal vision. They may also find it difficult to see shades of purple, or red type on black backgrounds.

Available in a variety of styles, the glasses are actually stylish and pretty affordable, costing between $269-$429 USD.

A contact lens version of the glasses is currently in the works.

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