Thyroid Affects Color Vision

March 2011 - Researchers say that the thyroid hormone may play a crucial role in our ability to see color. Studies in mice have shown that thyroid hormone also plays an important role in the development of the eye and particularly the cone visual cells. The studies were conducted by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt, with colleagues from the University of Frankfurt and the University of Vienna.

The human retina consists of two different types of photoreceptors - rods and cones. Cones are the spectral cells that enable us to see colors. New evidence suggests that the thyroid hormone, which plays a vital role in metabolism and iodine absorption, also dictates which visual pigment is produced by these cones. So based on this conclusion, thyroid imbalance could affect our perception of color. While no clinical data has been published to corroborate the connection between thyroid and color vision, it's likely because the typical symptoms of thyroid imbalance are so severe that replacement therapy is initiated before the vision is affected.

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