Colour Blindness

Children who are colour blind can see as clearly as other people but can’t tell the difference between some colours or see colours differently from other people. Very few people who are colour blind are ‘blind’ to all colours – most often they see red and green as very similar.

It’s good to know if a child is colour blind because they may have difficulty at school with activities that use colours, such as drawing and sorting blocks, and with computers. Additional information on colour blindness can be found on the Raising Children Network website (as per link).

If you have any concerns, colour vision testing can be performed by some General Practitioners (GP), eye specialists or optometrists. If you have any questions you can also contact your local Community Health Nurse, Rochelle Klose on 9848 0616 / 0427 426 137 or rochelle.klose@health.wa.gov.au.