Question
My child was found to have color blindness during the school physical examination. What methods are available for correction?
Answer
Color blindness currently lacks a definitive treatment, but it can be corrected by wearing red or green soft contact lenses as an aid. Some people have tried acupuncture or traditional Chinese medicine treatments, which are said to have some effect, but they are still in the clinical research stage. Since color blindness and color deficiency are genetic conditions that can be passed on to offspring, avoiding close relatives’ marriage and pre-marital investigation of each other’s family medical history, and taking measures to reduce the birth rate of color-blind offspring are effective preventive measures. It is recommended to practice color recognition more often, view more images related to colors (paintings, design), and read more text! Of course, this is also about practicing color perception! Despite this, this can only be seen as a “software” upgrade or update! This is a “hardware” defect, and it is not very possible to cure it completely.