PROJECTED COLOR SLIDES AS A METHOD FOR MASS SCREENING TEST FOR COLOR VISION DEFICIENCY (A PRELIMINARY STUDY)

This article compared the efficiency of the mass screening test with projected color slides in detecting color-blindness with the authentic classic method of Ishihara. The study was conducted in a randomly selected lecture room with 104 students aged between 19-25 years (median 21). Using Ishihara p...

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Published in:	International journal of neuroscience Vol. 115; no. 8; pp. 1105 - 1117
Main Authors:	GÜNDOGAN, N MET ÜNAY, DURMAZLAR, NEZ H, GÜMÜ, KORAY, ÖZDEM R, PINAR GEY K, ALTINTA, AY E GÜL, DURUR, IRMAK, ACAROGLU, GÖLGE
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Informa UK Ltd 01-08-2005 Taylor & Francis
Subjects:	a new method for Ishihara color vision test Adult Biological and medical sciences Color Perception Tests - instrumentation Color Vision Defects - diagnosis Female Humans Incidence Investigative techniques of ocular function and vision Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Male Mass Screening - methods mass screening test for color vision deficiencies Medical sciences projected Ishihara color slides projected slides Sensitivity and Specificity timesaving test for detecting color-blindness Human Methodology Vision disorder Color projected Ishihara color slides Medical screening mass screening test for color vision deficiencies Eye disease Visual stimulus Color vision Blindness projected slides timesaving test for detecting color-blindness a new method for Ishihara color vision test
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Summary:	This article compared the efficiency of the mass screening test with projected color slides in detecting color-blindness with the authentic classic method of Ishihara. The study was conducted in a randomly selected lecture room with 104 students aged between 19-25 years (median 21). Using Ishihara projected slides, performed mass screening test. Re-testing was done individually with printed Ishihara plates. Six male and one female with color-blindness were detected. The frequency of color-blindness was 13.6% among males, with a total incidence of 6.7%. The results of two testing methods were compared statistically. Sensitivities and specificities of both tests were 100%. Using projected slides of Ishihara plates instead of the authentic method is an effective and timesaving method for detecting color-blindness. This method can be suggested as a mass-screening test and might be beneficial in detecting color-blindness in large populations such as students, soldiers, and so on.
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ISSN:	0020-7454 1563-5279 1543-5245
DOI:	10.1080/00207450590914365