To the color blind, the world appears dull, washed out and some colors are indistinguishable; like purple and blue. To them, red roses look dead, pink looks gray; red and green stoplights appear white-ish; red looks brown and peanut butter green.

Did you know that 8% of men and 1 in 200 women are color blind? That’s 13 million in the US and nearly 100,000 in Kansas City alone. You can help them enjoy more of life’s colorful experiences! Brill Eye Center and Plymouth Owners Club have teamed to raise funds to help colorblind people see more color by giving them Enchroma color blind glasses. Join us Saturday, September 9 from 12-5pm for an antique car show to benefit the colorblind in Kansas City.

Here are some typical everyday challenges the color blind face:

“When I pull up to a traffic light and I’m not certain what color it is, if it seems safe, I just go.”

“When cooking steak, I can’t tell if it’s still red.”

“I have trouble telling ketchup from chocolate sauce, and green unripe bananas from yellow ripe bananas.”

Color vision deficient kids might make a fuss over green vegetables because they don’t look appetizing and they’re less inclined to eat them.

Brill Eye Center has teamed with the Plymouth Owners Club to allow the public to view over 50 vintage cars in the parking lot of our practice and enjoy food and beer as we try to raise $5,000 to enable color blind people to enjoy seeing color for the very first time!  Brill Eye Center is a nationally-recognized local optometric practice that handles all eye-care and eye-wear needs. We have 34 years in the industry and are known for our high-tech and high-touch approach that creates a quality individualized experience. We have seen firsthand how Enchroma glasses can transform the world for the color blind.

The Condition

Color vision deficiency (or “color blindness”) renders people unable to distinguish different colors of the spectrum. The color blind can see color, but they see far less colors, hues and details than someone who is not color deficient and struggle to tell colors apart. Most people suffer from red-green color deficiencies.

Enchroma Glasses

Enchroma is the only specialty eyewear that combines color vision science with optical technology to enhance the color blind’s ability to see colors without compromising color accuracy. These specialty lenses can help a parent clearly see the color of their child's eyes for the first time, give someone the ability to better see a sunset or rainbow or for schoolchildren to better interpret colored learning materials.

Common responses after wearing Enchroma glasses include: “Wow. Bricks are red.” “The sky is a really, really blue.” “I never knew grass was so green.” My human experience has been forever changed.” Sometimes, tears are shed and emotions flow as people perceive color more vividly and clearly for the first time. Learn more about Enchroma eyewear here:  http://www.enchroma.com

Enchroma Glasses Recipients

Brill Eye Center will select color blind individuals to receive Enchroma eyewear to improve and enrich their daily lives. Recipients will also benefit from free eye health and color vision exams, compliments of Brill Eye Center. We are excited to give some lucky color blind people this potentially life-changing experience. Please join us for an afternoon of fun while helping us reach our goal of raising $5,000 by September 16, 2017. Enchroma will match contributions up to $5,000. If we exceed our goal we will continue to identify and help color blind individuals in need.

As seen by the color blind

As seen with Enchroma glasses

Thank you for your support,

Brill Eye Center and Plymouth Owners Club

brilleye.com

plymouthclub.com

5820 Lamar Avenue

Mission, KS 66202

Call 913-432-7676 or email color@brilleye.com with any questions or to donate