Blue cone monochromacy (BCM) is an inherited eye disease that causes severe color blindness, poor visual acuity, nystagmus, hemeralopia, and photophobia due to the absence of functional …

When people have Blue Cone Monochromacy, both the red and green cones do not function properly, while the blue cones work normally [5,38,39].

Aug 11, 2025 · Blue cone monochromacy (BCM) is a rare, X-linked congenital cone dystrophy characterized by impaired color discrimination, early-onset high myopia (in many but not all …

Blue cone monochromacy (BCM) is a congenital vision disorder characterized by complete loss or severely reduced long- and middle-wavelength cone function, caused by mutations in the …

Blue cone monochromatism (BCM) is a recessive X-linked disease characterized by severely impaired color discrimination, low visual acuity, nystagmus, and photophobia, due to …

View our movie below, which provides an introduction to blue cone monochromatism. It is an incomplete form of achromatopsia that presents with similar symptoms to rod …

In this disorder (BCM), the red and green pigments do not function properly as a result of gene changes (mutations) leaving only the blue-responding cones and the rods for seeing.

Blue cone (OPN1SW; 613522) monochromatism (BCM) is a rare X-linked congenital stationary cone dysfunction syndrome characterized by the absence of functional long wavelength …

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Blue Cone Monochromacy is a rare genetic eye disorder that affects color vision. People with this condition can only see shades of blue, as they lack two types of cone cells in the retina that …