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Will color blindness get worse with age?
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Not typically: Color blindness is typically a genetically inherited problem. However there are certain eye disease which affect the macula or optic nerve that can result in certain types of color vision deficits. In addition, cataracts can result in a dulling of colors.
Answered 3/22/2017
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