This makes me wonder if some new colorblindness glasses manufacturer is planting "viral" content.
We went for a walk in the countryside and he was still (a couple of weeks later) excitedly pointing out how many different colours were in the field.
It wasn't quite the viral marketting thing, but I was surprised and impressed by how much difference they seemed to make to him. I guess it's quite person specific though.
This is it. Last couple of rounds of these "magic glasses" have also followed the same pattern, trying to prey on colourblind people's loved ones to buy them these expensive glasses. Everything I've read from people who've actually tried this says they're underwhelming, they work by blocking some of the spectrum around where you have issues (for instance I'm Red/Green so I have issues around those colours but especially browns and purple) so you can distinguish differences more clearly.
They do NOT let you see more colours magically, just distiguish the now reduced colour set better.
I'd love nothing more than some magical solution to cure my colourblindness, when I was a kid up till I was 15 (I got diagnosed really late) my top three careers were Astronaut, Military Pilot and Commerical pilot, if anyone remembers that one scene in Little Miss Sunshine that was very close to my reality. Unforutnatly until we start replacing eyeballs somehow it just doesn't exist.
tl;dr don't buy these, they're trying to use your impulse to do something nice for someone against you.
At first I put them on and they just made everything look tinged with pink so removed them after a minute or two. Then I noticed the instructions. I had assumed glasses didn't need instructions but all it said was to leave them on for at least 15 minutes for your eyes to adjust.
My eyes did 'adjust' after a few minutes more and while it wasn't something that would make me cry like the viral videos, there was definitely an emotional reaction. I wore them on a walk through the countryside and the vivid colours of certain flowers did make me stop and I found I couldn't stop grinning.
I did find that reds look a bit orange - things like the Royal Mail van which is certainly red appeared quite bright and what I would previously have called orange. Who knows if that's wrong or right though? It's hard to know how everyone else sees things.
I don't wear the glasses day-to-day but I do take them with me if we are going somewhere picturesque.
I would caution people not to expect anything. Unless the high price of these things is pocket change for you, don't do it. Maybe find a way to demo them, or assume up front that you may end up needing to ask for a refund.
The effect depends a lot on the specific color deficiency each person has.
It became too awkward for the recipient to return it after such a fuss was made, I think (also we waited for a particular holiday, which ate into the return window). It was left with an "I'll keep trying them out", and that was that. There was a vague mention a few weeks later about how it made some flowers maybe look a tiny bit different, but if there was any real effect it was not significantly life enhancing for this person, and certainly not worth all the hullaballo or expense.
While I get that a lot of these videos seem like viral marketing, I know from personal experience in this case that it wasn’t. They really do work for some people, and it’s an amazing experience for them.
n/m I got the full message during one of the pans and then the voiceover confirmed it.
I find that shirt incredibly hard to read and I don't _think_ I'm color blind but maybe I am slightly?
The result for me was: DEUTAN with MODERATE severity
The description they provide for this type of color blindness fits exactly with my life experience.
>"WHAT IS DEUTAN COLOR BLINDNESS?
Deutan color blindness (also known as deuteranomaly) is a type of red-green color blindness in which the green cones in the eye detect too much red light and not enough green light.
As a result, red, yellow, green, and brown can appear similar, especially in low light. It may also be difficult to tell the difference between blues and purples, or pinks and grays."