Well, hello September. A time of new starts, re-starts and this year, lurching into the unknown of what Episode 9 of 2020 will bring. Schools are back, football is back and the 6th September brings Colour Blind Awareness Day.
There may possibly have been a discussion in the shop as to whether the true purpose of a football stadium is actually as a rock concert venue… can’t imagine who started that one… moving quickly on…
There was an excellent article on the BBC website this week about the effects on colour blindness in all aspects of football – from international matches to grass roots training, supporters (in the stands and at home) and club staff. We’re showing you the difference below and there are some really good comparison pictures in the article – showing the affects of colour blindness (colour vision deficiency) for players and spectators with different team strips.
‘Normal’ colour vision 
With ‘Deuteranomaly’ green-weak colour blindness 
With ‘Protanomaly’ red weak colour blindness
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again – the EnChroma glasses that we have in store, really do make a difference to how people with colour blindness see colour. We’re delighted that now our experiential knowledge has been scientifically proven and published. You can read the overview or the full details published in the Current Biology journal that explains in (plenty of) depth about why EnChroma glasses work.
If you’d rather see it in person – meet Dan the cricketer seeing his balls…
EnChroma LX lenses
We mentioned early in the year that EnChroma were launching their new range of lenses for people who are glare sensitive ‘soon’. Soon was yesterday (3rd September) and we can’t wait to show the off in the shop soon. These can make a massive difference to people who struggle with glare (think driving or viewing things in winter sun) and enhance colour vision for the over 50’s too. Obviously perfect for VAR refs…
Not just football…
As the Nations League matches are played on Colourblind Awareness Day we know other sport will be going on too – for the 1 in 12 males and 1 in 200 females who are going to pick up the right colour bib might be a challenge, we’re here to help.
EYES on heartwarming
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