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Seeing that this thread is turning into a meeting place for everyone that shares the authors form of colorblind (myself included)…

Does anybody else have problems with monitoring sun exposure and sunburn? By the time I can tell there’s any redness I am BURNT. I wouldn’t be surprised that this leads to increased rates of skin cancer among the colorblind

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I'm not sure about telling when my skin is burnt, but it has limited my ability to tell when other people (eg my kids) are sick, pale, or blushing. It's often something I rely on others to tell me because I don't see a difference.

yep, very hard to tell if someone is already burnt or if i'm burnt.

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