Achromatopsia.info

A Video Introduction to Achromatopsia

Achromatopsia.info is designed to be a major resource for all individuals with congenital achromatopsia. This site is limited to the two primary forms of congenital achromatopsia: rod monochromatism and blue cone monochromatism. We hope this site will help patients and their family members better understand achromatopsia and the new methods of helping those with this condition. It includes both the clinical low vision information based on the decades of our doctors' work with patients with achromatopsia from throughout the United States and around the world, as well as the practical steps to improve day–to-day life.

We hope you find this site helpful. We are eager to receive feedback on this site. You may email us with your thoughts or requests to Dr. Laura Windsor at drlaura@eyeassociates.com.

Acknowledgements

We wish to thank Barry Futterman for his permission to use some materials created by his parents, Frances and Mark Futterman for the Achromatopsia Network at achromat.org, and for providing the historic photo of Frances Futterman and Oliver Sacks meeting in 1994 on his return from the "Island of the Colorblind." We also wish to thank Ellen Tomaszewski, Meirav and Ma'ayan Malter, and Rachel Scdoris for their help and submissions, and our sincere appreciation goes to artists Jay Lonewolf, Meghan Sims, and performer and composer Karl Schwonik. A special thank you goes to the many patients who have participated in this project with their photos and stories.