inability to distinguish between certain colors

Color blindness is inability to distinguish between certain colors.

the inability of your eyes to perceive color

color blindness is the inability of your eyes to perceive color.

a deficiency in the way we see color

Color blindness is not in any way a form of blindness at all, rather, a deficiency in the way we see color.

a disability affecting a large minority of people

Color blindness is a disability affecting a large minority of people.

a genetic deficiency

Color blindness is a genetic deficiency and could only be “cured” with an effective gene therapy.

a lack of perceptual sensitivity to certain colors

Color blindness is an inaccurate term for a lack of perceptual sensitivity to certain colors.

a condition in which a person -- males, primarily -- cannot distinguish colors

WebMD explains color blindness, a condition in which a person -- males, primarily -- cannot distinguish colors.

Colour vision deficiency

Colour vision deficiency is commonly known as colour blindness.

difficulty in distinguishing between some colors

Color blindness is most commonly characterized by difficulty in distinguishing between some colors, such as green and red, and blue and yellow.

a condition which affects the colors you see

Basically, color blindness is a condition which affects the colors you see.

a genetic condition caused by how one or more of the light-sensitive cells found in the retina responds to certain colors

Color blindness is a genetic condition caused by how one or more of the light-sensitive cells found in the retina responds to certain colors.

a genetic condition that disables the light-sensitive cells in a person’s retina from accurately responding to the inconsistencies in light wavelengths, which permit us to distinguish the differences of a spectrum of colors

Color blindness is a genetic condition that disables the light-sensitive cells in a person’s retina from accurately responding to the inconsistencies in light wavelengths, which permit us to distinguish the differences of a spectrum of colors.

a disability ( that I’d heard of

Color blindness is a disability that I’d heard of (and have relatives with relatives ) but never really thought much about until I started working closely with a colleague who is color blind.

a genetic condition that can either be inherited or acquired

Color blindness is a genetic condition that can either be inherited or acquired.

a congenital deficiency that afflicts more men than women

Color blindness is a congenital deficiency that afflicts more men than women, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, which estimates that 1 in 10 males experience some type of colorblindness, with red-green blindness as the most common form.

a genetic condition caused by a difference in just a lot of the adrenal tissues within the retina of the eye

Color blindness is a genetic condition caused by a difference in just a lot of the adrenal tissues within the retina of the eye react to certain colors.

a genetic condition that only rarely occurs in women, but affects one of every 15 men to some degree

Color blindness is a genetic condition that only rarely occurs in women, but affects one of every 15 men to some degree.

a genetic condition that you are born with

Color blindness is usually a genetic condition that you are born with.

a genetic condition that is caused when the color detecting parts of our eyes, the cones, lack some of the molecules the body needs to see all the shades of a color

Color blindness is a genetic condition that is caused when the color detecting parts of our eyes, the cones, lack some of the molecules the body needs to see all the shades of a color.

a genetic condition that is carried on the X chromosome and primarily effects males

color blindness is a genetic condition that is carried on the X chromosome and primarily effects males.