"Now, a host of new research and tools promise to improve life for the
estimated 32 million Americans—8% of men and 0.5% of women—who have some
degree of colorblindness," reports
Yahoo! Finance picking up a story from the Wall Street Journal. "For many, getting through the day—avoiding
wardrobe perils and worse—has often involved bringing in a second pair
of eyes. But new websites and smartphone apps offer to help identify or
enhance hard-to-see colors. Videogame manufacturers are increasingly
including 'colorblind' modes in their games. And researchers are homing
in on more specific vision tests that may allow mildly colorblind people
to qualify for jobs that, until now, have been closed to them."
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