Colourblind man sees colour for the first time

A man purchased his friend Enchroma colour-correction glasses for his birthday, and catches his emotional reaction on video.

Tuesday 08 September 2015 12:00 BST

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Brant Estes, from Washington, US, was moved after seeing a similar video on youtube of the the $350 glasses being used and decided to buy them for his colleague of 10 years.

Also in the video the daughter of Mr Estes friend is seen talking to her father as he looks at her in shock and proclaims "oh my god your hair is purple". Brant was inspired by a video by youtube user EzwithETHAN (below)

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Colourblind man sees colour for the first time

A man purchased his friend Enchroma colour-correction glasses for his birthday, and catches his emotional reaction on video.

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