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Colour vision
The ability to see in colour is impaired in a small number of people (approximately eight percent of males, less than one percent of females) due to inherited differences in retinal sensitivity to colour.
A specialist clinic is run at Oxford Eye Hospital to assess children with suspected colour vision problems, and give advice relating to everyday issues and career options.
Referral into the Colour Vision Advisory Clinic (CVAC) may be via any GP or community optometrist. Children are not usually seen before the age of 11, as the tests involved require a reasonable level of co-operation and judgement of subtle differences for the results to be accurate.
Occupational testing for adults to assess whether they meet specific vocational vision standards are available privately.
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Contact the Optometry Department Secretary: 01865 234740
Other people may acquire a colour vision problem due to an underlying medical condition, or as a side effect of certain systemic drugs. We are able to assess an individual's colour vision in order to screen for or monitor such changes.