Man overcome with emotions when trying color blind glasses for first time

By Ottilie Von Henning via SWNS

This is the moment a man became overwhelmed with emotion after trying on color-blind glasses for the first time.

Kris Sipe, 47, who has been color blind his whole life, bought the glasses on a whim without knowing whether they would work.

Video shows Kris trying on thhe eyewear in his home and immediately becoming captivated by the colours around his living room.

Kris, a Home Depot worker based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, said: "It was so overwhelming to experience for the first time.

"I wasn't even sure the glasses would work so to have everything changed so much was crazy to me.

"It felt like a big light had been turned on and everything was illuminated."

After experiencing the colors around him, Kris went on to watch his favorite film The Wizard of Oz.

He was thrilled to see the horse in Emerald City change colors for the first time.

Kris said: "With my regular sight, the best way to explain it is that things are a bit duller and I don't see exact colors.

"To me, a green traffic light just looks like a white light and rainbows are just a yellow line.

"I've been like this my whole life and when I couldn't match colors in kindergarten, my parents realized what was up."

Kris, who has had the glassed since 2021, doesn't wear them all the time but he will put them on when he wants to see colours.

Kris said: "It just feels too much to be seeing all these bright colors all the time.

"But if I know something is particularly colorful, I will flip them on and have a look.

"The prettiest thing I've ever seen is a yellow fire hydrant. It was just so bright and vibrant.

"I also never knew how bright and how blue the sky is but I take the time to look at it now."