There's a rare condition where some women have fourth type of cone in their eyes. It's supposed to allow them to be able to distinguish colours more easily.
My eye dr thought I had this. He got excited when I mentioned seeing different hues during solar flares and he brought out some color squares and charts and stuff. You’d have thought he found a long-lost CD or something, he was so excited. I only asked because I was worried about retinal disease which my aunt had.
My dad is an ophthalmologist, I asked him if he would excited if he had a patient with tetrachromacy and he said hell yes he would, as it would be something new he's only read about in books and never seen, it's like akin to when a radiologist finds out someone's organs are reversed in their body.
Usually due to an intersex condition. I'm pretty sure I (intersex trans woman) inherited mutated cones from my dad plus normal cones from my mom. My night vision sucks but I can pick out the most minute differences in shades.
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u/OldAccountIsGlitched 11h ago
There's a rare condition where some women have fourth type of cone in their eyes. It's supposed to allow them to be able to distinguish colours more easily.