

Each EnChroma lens consists of Trivex lens material, a urethane-based pre-polymer that is more durable and impact-resistant than many other lens types. By blocking some of the wavelengths of light coming into the eye, the red and green light wavelengths. EnChroma color deficiency glasses help increase color contrast, thus helping someone who has a color deficiency distinguish between colors.

They look like regular sunglasses but are coated with a special material that exaggerates some wavelengths of light and blocks others. Those who are color blind only see about 10% of the colors and hues other people see, and that any colors containing red or green can be challenging for them to see (like purple, pink, red, variations of green, orange, etc.)īelow are a few color converted image courtesy of EnChroma that depict standard and color views included two iconic Berks County scenes. EnChroma lenses were originally created as a type of eye protection for surgeons performing laser surgery. An estimated 17,500 individuals in Berks County experience some form of color vision deficiency. EnChroma glasses are designed to improve color vision of people with forms of anomalous trichromacy, which are estimated to comprise four out of five cases of. EnChroma glasses are specially designed with the latest lens technology to provide enhanced appreciation of hues and saturation to those affected by color.

One in 12 men (8%) and one in 200 women (.5%) are color vision deficient affecting an estimated 13 million in the United States and 350 million worldwide. Using a notch filter that decreases the overlap. Discover our ground-breaking color blindness glasses engineered to bring vibrant color to your world. There are three styles of glasses to suit a broader range of vision. EnChroma glasses are designed considering the cone responsivity of normal color vision observers as a reference. Patrons who are color vision deficient may borrow glasses from their local library to explore Berks County (and beyond!) in vivid color.Īll 16 pairs of the indoor and outdoor color blind glasses will be housed at the library system headquarters in Leesport and will travel to any of the 23 member library locations when requested. We'll match your result to the best glasses for you. Berks County Public Libraries is proud to offer EnChroma color blind glasses for county library patrons. Enchroma glasses are designed to help improve a persons ability to distinguish colors while wearing the glasses. EnChroma lenses provide colour improvement to help appreciate actual COLOURS Other Colour Blind Glasses Other colour blind lenses SHIFT colours without allowing you to see truer colours Test Your Colour Vision Find out your type or if you're colour blind in 2 minutes.
