Optical Express commemorates Colour Blind Awareness Day

Optical Express has celebrated this year’s Colour Blind Awareness Day on September 6 by developing images of famous glasses wearers in the style of the Ishihara plate test.

Hidden in the spotted pictures are celebrities Bono, Iris Apfel, John Lennon and Elton John. The plates were originally developed by Dr Shinobu Ishihara at the University of Tokyo to test for red and green colour vision deficiencies.

Stephen Hannan, clinical services director at Optical Express, said: ‘Something as simple as providing reading, learning and educational materials in different colours means those who struggle to distinguish between certain colours can benefit from the same support and opportunities as everyone else.’