Pingelap is an atoll in the Pacific known as "The Island of the Colorblind" due to the high proportion of people suffering from achromatopsia (or "total" colorblindness).

Imagine only being able to see the things in front of you in soft focus, and just in black and white. For people with the genetic eye condition achromatopsia those are just some of the side effects.

Imagine only being able to see the things in front of you in soft focus, and just in black and white. For people with the genetic eye condition achromatopsia those are just some of the side ...

Chandler Hallow suffers from achromatopsia, which means he cannot see any colors at all. Chandler Hallow is a YouTuber who has established himself as a prominent figure through his recurring ...

A video of 22-month-old Caydan Ziemba, of Pittsfield, trying on her glasses for the first time has gone viral. Caydan has achromatopsia, a condition that affects the clarity of her vision, her ...

MeiraGTx, a London and New York based gene therapy company, announced today the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted Priority Medicines (PRIME) ...

My brother and I have Achromatopsia which is a vision impairment where our rods in the eye are damaged and thus only have 25% vision. I was wondering what developments with stem cells to improve this ...

DENVER — Surgical delivery of the genetic therapy AGTC-401 resulted in overall improvement on a test of light discomfort in 40% of patients with achromatopsia, according to a study presented ...

San Diego researchers have helped pinpoint a gene underlying a rare eye disorder that causes patients to see the world in black and white.

Loss of cone function in the central retina is a pivotal event in the development of severe vision impairment for many prevalent blinding diseases. Complete achromatopsia is a genetic defect ...