Author/Authors
TEBERİK, Kuddusi Özel Aksaray Hastanesi - Göz Hastalıkları Kliniği, Turkey , ALTIAYLIK ÖZER, Pınar Ankara Dr Sami Ulus Kadın Doğum ve Çocuk Sağlığı Hastanesi - Göz Hastalıkları Kliniği, Turkey
Title Of Article
Prevelance of Congenital Colour Vision Defects Among Young Turkish Males-Results of a Survey and Review of the Literature Dischromatopsia Among Young Turkish males
شماره ركورد
42187
Abstract
Objective: This study surveyed the prevalence of congenital colour vision defects among Turkish young males in outpatient clinics of Ophthalmology Department-Aksaray State Hospital. Material and Methods: A healthy population of male adolescents coming from 7 different regions of Turkey were investigated during their university education for the presence of congenital red-green color blindness. Ishihara pseudoisochromatic plates were used for the survey among 503 male patients. Results: The prevalence of red-green colour blindness was 7%(5%protans and 2%deutans). Conclusion: Inherited colour vision deficiencies (CVD) vary in prevalence by population and by sex. The frequency of colour vision defects in Turkish population has been studied in some studies previously. Ratios in our study were in parallel to other studies carried out in Turkey but higher than some reports from Mediterranean Europe.
From Page
45
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Colour blindness , colour vision , dischromatopsia , Ishihara pseudoisochromatic plates , Turkey
JournalTitle
Kocatepe Medical Journal
To Page
50
JournalTitle
Kocatepe Medical Journal
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