Solaz SUNLENSES FOR THE COLORBLIND

If there was a lens that could help the colorblind, would you be interested? For the first time, a patented color enhancing laser dye lens coating provides unique benefits to the color deficient person. The new Solaz lenses are now available to improve the color vision of individuals worldwide having this handicap.

Anomalous trichromats comprise the majority, approximately 75%, of those with abnormal color vision. Studies suggest the Solaz color enhancing lenses can help the majority of this group. About 6% of males are anomalous trichromats, virtually all exhibit some combination of red-green deficiency, either deuteranomalia, which is the condition of relative weakness in green discrimination, or protanomalia, which is the condition of relative weakness in the discrimination of red. Interestingly enough, approximately three out of four of the above exhibit more of a weakness toward the green than the red.

Dichromats, representing about 2% of males, have a more severe form of color deficiency. They comprise about 25% of those with abnormal color vision and are unlikely to be helped by our lenses. Females having some kind of color deficiency are approximately 1/2 of 1%.

The term "colorblindness" is really a misnomer for most of those affected, because less than 1 out a 1,000 see in black and white, or shades of gray, and they are called monochromats.

An exciting part of developing the Solaz color enhancing lenses has been the discovery they can aid color deficient subjects in the discrimination of red and green. The Ishihara and Farnsworth test results suggest that the laser dye lenses can help three out of four of colorblind persons. Additionally, the subjective responses and observations by this group in outdoor settings have been quite positive. It is very important to use a quartz halogen light, when taking one or both of the above mentioned tests, so as to best duplicate the spectral qualities of sunlight. A cool white type of fluorescent light used for illumination will not produce beneficial results in most cases, and therefore should not be used.

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Solarchromic, Inc. - 2103 Essex Lane - Colorado Springs, CO 80909
Phone: 719-591-9264
E-Mail: solaz@solarchromic.com