Lately, I’ve been noticing some difficulty distinguishing certain colors, especially in low light or on websites with poor color contrast. I’m beginning to wonder if this might be related to Parkinson’s. I’ve read that Parkinson’s can sometimes affect visual perception, so I’m curious if anyone else has experienced similar challenges with color vision.
It’s starting to impact daily tasks, like interpreting charts or navigating apps that rely heavily on color-coded elements. I haven’t been formally diagnosed with color vision deficiency, but I’d like to explore ways to better understand and manage this issue.
Has anyone else dealt with color vision challenges alongside Parkinson’s? Are there specific tools, tests, or adjustments that have worked well for you?
Thanks so much for sharing your experiences I really appreciate it!
Welcome to the forum and thank you for reaching out. Hopefully, our wonderful members will be able to share their experiences with you. In the meantime we wanted to share some information that we have on Parkinson’s and colour vision.
Some people with Parkinson’s do have difficulty telling the difference between certain colours. This problem may be worse for shades of blue or blue/green, and you might find that your colour vision improves with Parkinson’s medication.
We have more information over on our website, including where you can find more information and support here: Eye problems | Parkinson's UK
i’m pretty sure i wrote a reply on this topic back in december. i went to the trouble of looking up a book reference to include in my reply. but now my reply (which i think at the time was at Color Vision Challenges and Parkinson's: Looking for Insights - #3) has disappeared and there seems to be no trace in my profile of having sent it.
is parkinsons uk having some sort of weird software problems with their discourse server?
very puzzled. do i have to now save a copy of everything before i post it to be sure it doesn’t just disappear?
Hi parkiejoe, we’re sorry to hear that your reply wasn’t posted. We will take a look into this, but as far as we’re aware this shouldn’t happen and have had no reports of this happening elsewhere. We are continually keeping our software up to date, but please do report anything so we can investigate.