This is the heart warming moment two brothers see ‘real’ colours for the first time.
Logan, 12, and Lincoln, nine, were both left speechless after being given a pair of special glasses designed to correct their colour blindness.
Their mother, Samantha Booth, 45, from St Osyth, Essex, was able to catch the special moment on camera.
In the video, the boys are both noticeably in shock and struggle to believe what’s in front of them.
The boys exclaimed ‘oh, my gosh!’ and ‘this is a bit too much’ as they viewed life in a brand new way.
Colour blind brothers Logan, 12 (pictured right), and Lincoln, 9 (left) were excited and overwhelmed at times to be able to see the world in full colour thanks to special glasses
Ms Booth said: ‘Watching them was very emotional and, true to form, I cried.
‘It was amazing to see their reactions to certain colours, especially purple, which they had never seen before, true red, yellow and most of all, for Logan, orange.
‘My favourite moments were the very first moments “oh, my gosh!” also it was emotional when Lincoln said “this is a bit too much” and took them off for a few moments.
Mother Samantha Booth says she cried when she saw the boys see full colour for the first time
Missing out on colours
Logan and Lincoln were referred to an optometrist when they were younger and it was confirmed that they saw colours differently.
They have the same type of colour blindness – protanopia, which means they cannot see red and green properly.
The brothers maternal grandfather was colour-blind, and the gene was passed down through their mother.
They decided to try a brand of colour-correcting glasses called EnChroma, after watching videos of other people testing them.
‘We first discovered EnChroma at the beginning of this year and saw just how much the technology had advanced,’ said Ms Booth.
‘We sat down with the boys and talked about it, making sure they understood that they wouldn’t be able to wear them all the time, they were, in effect sunglasses, so they would only be for outdoor wear.
Logan (pictured left), and Lincoln (right) inherited their colour blindness from their grandfather – the condition is more common in males and affects one in 12 men
Lincoln said ‘This is a bit too much’ and briefly took the EnChroma glasses off
‘We also talked about their feelings and our concerns. Our biggest fear was that they would become upset that they are missing out on all these colours, but they have said it actually gives them an advantage, as they have seen how we mere mortals see, but we can never experience their world.
‘We also found it very funny how their minds work when they said ‘Who’s to say we’re not seeing the real world and you’re seeing it wrong’.
‘A rainbow will be interesting’
‘Logan says orange is still his favourite colour, but only with ‘his eyes’, with the glasses, he likes red and purple.
‘Lincoln still likes blue, with or without the glasses, as this is one colour that looks quite similar to what we see, but his second favourite with glasses on is purple.
‘Sadly Grandad was colour-blind, and unfortunately the gene was passed down through me.
‘What we’re really waiting for is a rainbow, that will be interesting.’