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Monochromacy is the name for total color blindness. It affects about 1 in 30,000 people. Unlike people with red-green or blue-yellow color "blindness," people with monochromacy do not see any color at all, only varying shades of black, white, and gray.

An English chemist named John Dalton, who was himself colorblind, published the first scientific paper on color blindness in 1798.

Color blindness may be an advantage. Colorblind capuchin monkeys are able to catch more insects per hour than non-color blind capuchins. The U.S. Army has found that colorblind people are able to spot camouflaged objects diabetes much better than non-colorblind people.

A woman who is red-green colorblind will always have sons who are red-green colorblind diabetes.

The Ishihara test, widely used to test for color blindness, was created by Shinobu Ishihara, a Japanese opthalmologist. The Ishihara test consists of 38 plates filled with colored dots that contain numbers in dots of different shades that people who are colorblind cannot see. A broken bone usually leads to limited to mobility in the area affected. If you have any of the above symptoms, you should see a doctor immediately. X-rays may be performed to determine whether there is a break or fracture present and the extent of the injury. CT scans may also be used in more complicated or hard to diagnose cases.