Has anyone tried, or know someone who's tried, special glasses for color blindness?

[pnwmom]

If so, did it work? What was that like?

My son's thinking about it but he can't try them out because the closest optical shop that sells them is in CA.

[MADem]

1. There are films about this on YOUTUBE--the people were in tears, damn near.

It worked to the point of being almost too much with some of them.

It is a very emotional experience.....

[patricia92243]

2. That first one made me tear up. Thanks for posting this.

[MADem]

3. Apparently these glasses are life changing for some people. I think they

are kind of expensive, but for the value received I'm betting most feel they're worth it. It's probably like sitting in the movie theater watching The Wizard of Oz go from black and white to color, times a thousand!

[uppityperson]

4. Those are amazing, thank you for sharing.

[MADem]

6. I am amazed at technology--years ago, this wouldn't have been possible.

People who were color blind were stuck living with it.

It's quite amazing that someone figured this out and marketed it!

[uppityperson]

7. I was screening adults yrs ago and came across a man who did not know he was color blind

He traced the trail on the page of the testing book and I looked in amazement, couldn't see what he saw. I did the same and couldn't see what I saw. I wonder if he has gotten to try these glasses. It would be amazing, suddenly seeing those different colors. Overwhelming for sure.

[2theleft]

5. That was so cool..

I cannot imagine what it would be like to not see all the beautiful colors in the world. Watching these two experience it for the first time was just great. I got teary eyed, too.

[MADem]

8. And this is just the beginning, I think.

They're already working on helping people who are blind to see--some conditions can be helped, with those esight glasses:

And those cochlear implants for the hearing impaired--these are things that didn't exist when I was a kid.