so Enchroma glasses have become the internet famous color blind glasses
showing viral videos of colorblind people seeing color for the first time
and in this video I'm going to be reviewing the enchroma glasses
specifically who they actually work for and the quality of the lenses it's
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to see additional specs about the enchroma glasses otherwise let's get into
it. so enter my glasses are probably the most famous colour blind glasses out
there and if you do a quick youtube search you'll see a large collection of
Enchroma reaction videos and people who are coloublind trying not to cry
basically because I mean they're seeing color for the first time and most of us
take color vision for granted. Now I myself am NOT colourblind but it I did pick
up a pair of these enchroma glasses and actually had some of my color blind
friends try them out and they were all pleasantly surprised! they actually were
able to put them on and notice that all the colors around them did start to pop
out became more vibrant and they were able to detect colors that they really
weren't able to see before. "it's weird it's almost like it just put
up a reflector to block out all the gray from the day and it's just all the color
is coming through" now in enchroma glasses work because they have a special filter
built into the lenses that actually blocks off and negates certain
wavelengths of light that are most easily confused by people with red green
color blindness which accounts for about 8% of all males and about 1/2 a percent
of females and a fun fact if you have read the color blindness it's actually
known as protanopia and if you have green colorblindness it's actually
called deuteroanopia. now I am building an entire video series about color
blindness if you yourself are color blind or if you just want to learn a
little bit more and if you want to find that full video series I'll include a
link in the description below now when a person is red-green color blind and they
actually put on the enchroma glasses they typically see colors being more
vibrant and they see the contrast between colors really stand out so for a
person is color blind and they're seeing colors
more kind of a brown or off shade of green they'll put on these glasses and
suddenly things will look kind of more orange and maybe greens will be much
more of a brighter green but because not everybody has the same amount of retinal
receptors for color vision not everybody experiences color the same way and so
somebody putting on these glasses may not share the same exact experience as
somebody else but if you're not sure if you're colorblind or exactly which type
of colorblindness you are I do have a couple of links to either videos or a
couple of different online color vision tests that you can access and again I'll
include those links in the description below as well
now enchroma actually has many different designs for their glasses including both
indoor and outdoor lenses this pair I'm holding is actually sunglasses called
the Ellis it's kind of a wayfarer design and they have kind of an orangish pink
type of a lens in there but if a person like myself who's not colorblind puts
them on they'll notice that everything just kind of turns like a weird to pink
hue but doesn't necessarily enhance my vision at all doesn't help me change or
seed colors a little bit differently but it does kind of have a sunglasses effect
of reducing glare if you're somebody who's not colorblind I just want to wear
them they would still operate as regular sunglasses now as far as the lenses and
the frame quality goes they are actually designed and made very well the
increment lenses aren't what is called Trivex and Trivex is a safety material
which is very difficult to break and is extremely light so when you actually
pick up the frame and start wearing them they're very comfortable just because of
how light they actually are but what I also really like about the lenses is
they did include an anti reflective on not just the front surface of the glens
--is but also on the backside which is really important especially for
sunglasses also what they added in there was anti scratch so they actually are a
little bit more durable from getting scratches and they added anti dust
technology which actually has a special type of polarization in the lenses to
repel dust particles so that they don't get dirty as much in chrome and include
special handling and care instructions on how to clean these lenses in case
they do get dirty however again I do have my own tips and tricks video and
again I'll include that in the description now the frame I have here
again is called the Ellis and they are made of a plastic called tr90 which is
very durable and very lightweight again the increment brand is actually a u.s.
brand however the frame is actually made in Italy
which i think is pretty cool plus they additionally have that type of
cool and enchroma logo here on the side of the temple now at least for the ellis
the frame size is pretty standard it is their best seller
it fits my face really well however if you're somebody with a larger face they
do have different sizes available and they even come in kid sizes no when you
buy in chroma glasses they come in a pretty cool box including a durable case
some sticker decals including some colorful balloons which is a pretty cool
touch considering a lot of people will buy these glasses as gifts and then
throw some type of a surprise party almost now the timing of this video to
pick up a pair of color blind glasses like these it'll run you around $350
u.s. however it is often on sale or you can find it on other special deals what
is also nice is that if you do pick up a pone of these pairs and it doesn't work
for you or you buy it for a friend and doesn't really work for them they do
offer a 60-day money-back guarantee which is also pretty nice and again if
you want to check out additional designs or specs about the increment glasses
that include a link in the description so Eye Health Question of the Day: are you
color blind or do you know someone who is and have you tried the Enchroma
glasses before? let us know your experience go ahead and comment and
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