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colorblindness, inability to perceive colors, normal fashion, colorblindness, an inherited condition that is x-linked recessive, very few women, colorblind, approximately 1 in 10 men has some degree of colorblindness, forms of colorblindness, acquired after birth, most common of these, a rheumatoid arthritis drug, hydroxychloroquine, plaquenil, most common type of colorblindness is red-green, wide range of variability, this group, from very mild to extreme, second most common form is blue-yellow, a red-green deficit is always associated, form, most severe form of colorblindness is achromatopsia, inability, color, problems amblyopia, lazy eye, nystagmus , jerky eye movements, severe light sensitivity, extremely poor vision people who, colorblind, not able, colors, the same intensity, patients, see the different colors of a traffic light, distinguish between shades of similar colors, symptoms so mild that some patients, unaware they, colorblind, specifically tested, most commonly, people have difficulty distinguishing shades of a particular color, parents, colorblindness, severely affected child, time the child would, learn colors, in severe cases, symptoms jiggling eyes, nystagmus, roving eye movements present, several color vision tests, physician, eye specialist, ophthalmologist, testing, colorblindness is commonly performed, vision screenings, , no known treatment, colorblindness, life-long condition, most affected people cope, disability, colorblindness, exclude people from some jobs where color vision is essential, a pilot, call, ophthalmologist, suspect colorblindness, colorblindness, inherited disorder, colorblindness is seldom a problem in life, genetic counseling is not generally indicated.