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Achromatopsia is the inability to see color. It is a rare hereditary vision disorder which affects 1 person in 33,000 in the U.S. It is caused by a genetic defect.

5 Great Resources on Achromatopsia

• Association for Opthalmology and Strabismus: Achromatopsia
• University of Washington: Achromatopsia
• Wikipedia: Achromatopsia
• WrongDiagnosis: Achromatopsia
• HealthAtoZ: Color Blindness (Achromatopsia)

What is Achromatopsia?

• MedicineNet: Achromatopsia
• WebMD: Achromatopsia
• The Achromatopsia Network: Achromatopsia
• LowVision: Understanding Achromatopsia

What Are The Symptoms of Achromatopsia?

• WrongDiagnosis: Achromatopsia Symptoms
• Vision Channel: Achromatopsia Signs and Symptoms
• MedlinePlus: Symptoms
• aHealthyMe: Causes and Symptoms

What Are The Causes and Complications of Achromatopsia?

• Vision Channel: Achromatopsia Causes
• WrongDiagnosis: Causes of Achromatopsia
• University of Illinois: What Causes Color Vision Defects?

What Are The Treatments and Medications for Achromatopsia?

• aHealthyMe: Achromatopsia Treatment
• Vision Channel: Achromatopsia Treatment

What Are The Types, Stages of Achromatopsia?

• WrongDiagnosis: Types of Color Blindness
• Wikipedia: Clinical Forms of Color Blindness
• Medical College of Wisconsin: Severity of Color Blindness Varies

Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Achromatopsia

• Yahoo Answers: Color Blindness
• Miscellaneous Debris: Black, Grey & White World

Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Achromatopsia

• Yahoo Groups: Achromatopsia
• DailyStrength: Achromatopsia Discussions
• Colblindor: How Does A Total Colorblind Child's Future Look Like?
• Topix: Color Blindness Forum
• MDJunction: Color Blindness Support Forum

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Achromatopsia

• PubMed Central: Achromatopsia
• Google Scholar: Achromatopsia

Clinical Trials on Achromatopsia

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Color Blindness

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