Spectral Edge's Eyeteq proves a hit with colour-blindness sufferers

New research has found that 80 per cent of people with the most common form of colour blindness, deutan, preferred to watch TV content that was enhanced with new accessibility technology with dynamic adjustment.

The independent study also found that 93 per cent of participants, both those with colour-blindness and colour normals, found watching video processed with Spectral Edge’s Eyeteq perfectly acceptable. Spectral Edge, a spin-out firm of the University of East Anglia, said this enabled everyone to watch and enjoy content together on the same screen.

Ninety participants took part in the study, which was co-funded by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency. The company said this highlighted its ability to allow colour-blind viewers to better differentiate between colour combinations they struggle to see, such as red-green and pink-grey.