Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has revealed that she is
colour blind and only able to perceive colours in different shades of grey — a
medical condition which is known as achromatopsia.
The 35-year-old thespian made the revelation via her
Instagram page on Tuesday as she uploaded a five-item fun fact list about
herself.
She wrote, “Fun facts about me:- 1) I am camera shy 2) I am
an introvert 3) I respect all but have no fear for none. 4) Never owned a fake
account. I think [it’s] for cowards. I will say more to your face than anywhere
else. 5) I am medically colour blind. I see colours in different shades of
grey.”
People with achromatopsia are either partially or totally
lacking in colour vision, thus making them unable to perceive colours except in
black and white or shades of grey.
According to MedlinePlus, the United States’ National
Library of Medicine digital information service, achromatopsia also involves
“other problems with vision, including an increased sensitivity to light and
glare (photophobia), involuntary back-and-forth eye movements (nystagmus), and
significantly reduced sharpness of vision (low visual acuity).”
MedlinePlus also stated that people with the condition can
have “farsightedness (hyperopia) or, less commonly, nearsightedness (myopia).”
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