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Originally Posted by heed
its not a problem in the slightest, unless it is very very severe - i have difficulty between certain shades of purple and blue but have never experienced any problems in 4 years. there are doctors with all sorts of "defecit" practicing safely (doctors in wheelchairs, doctors with hearing impairement etc) including doctors who cannot tell the difference beyween the greenest of greens and the reddest of reds - so i wouldnt be worried!
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I have precisely the same issue. To be honest at times I doubt that there is even a difference between blue and purple, blue just seems to slide seamlessly into red.
People with some forms of colourblindness actually see more colours than non-colourblind people can since they can see slightly into the infra-red spectrum. I notice things like I seem to get my full dark adaptation after around 15 mins whilst others seem to get it more like 30-40 minutes.
Its unusual for genetic for-lack-of-a-better-word 'disabilities' to affect 6% of the male population. Far more likely that there is a beneficial reason for it. A lot of papers have suggested that it may well have been beneficial for hunter parties to have a few (1-2) indiviudals with this adaptation but not all members. In this sense its more of an adaptation than a disability.
