colorblindness

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1. A defect in perception of colors, caused by a deficiency of certain specialized cells in the retina that are sensitive to different colors. The condition may be partial (as in “red-green colorblindness,” in which a person cannot distinguish red from green), or complete (in which the person sees all colors as gray).

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By extension, the law is said to be colorblind in its judgments, which are supposed to ignore a defendant's race.

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However, for people with colorblindness, detecting that warning sign may be far more difficult.

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After analyzing health records, the team found that people who had both bladder cancer and colorblindness faced a 52% higher mortality rate over 20 years compared with bladder cancer patients who have normal vision.

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The researchers believe that people with colorblindness may delay seeking care because they fail to recognize blood in their urine.

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"I'm hopeful that this study raises some awareness, not only for patients with colorblindness, but for our colleagues who see these patients," said Ehsan Rahimy, MD, adjunct clinical associate professor of ophthalmology and senior author of the study published in Nature Health.

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Colorblindness, also known as color vision deficiency, is more common than many people realize.

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