Projected color slides as a method for mass screening test for color vision deficiency (A preliminary study)
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, cilt.115, sa.8, ss.1105-1117, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 115 Sayı: 8
- Basım Tarihi: 2005
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00207450590914365
- Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1105-1117
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
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.