Color_Vision_Screening v.1

Color Vision Screening (Ishihara Test) assess for red-green color blindness.

Emma Malm

emma.snygg@hotmail.com

Cambio CDS

To measure the visual ability to distinguish numbers in 11 different plates.

Use to screen for red-green color blindness. The vision condition is assessed according to the patient's ability to distinguish numbers in 11 different plates. Interpretation: Normal patient: can distinguish all numbers correctly. Red-green color deficiency: distinguishes incorrect numbers on the first 5 plates, unable to read plate 6-9 and distinguishes incorrect numbers on plate 10-11. If the choice is 5 and 6 for plate number 10-11, the type of red-green color blindness is protan. If the choice is 3 and 9 for plate number 10-11, the type of red-green color blindness is deutan. Total color blindness: can not distinguish any number at all except on plate 1.

1. Ishihara S. Tests for color-blindness. Tokyo: Handaya Hongo Harukicho; 1917.

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