Plates for Color Vision Testing

ISBN-13: 9783131754813 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 80 str.

Joern Kuchenbecker; Dieter Broschmann; J. Stilling

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Designed for use in routine medical screening, this concise manual provides a
simple and effective tool for detecting color vision deficiencies in any
population. It features 32 color plates that use the principles of
pseudoisochromasia (distinguishing numbers and letters on a color background)
and pseudoanisochromasia (detecting characters of differing brightness on a
color background) to assess and classify a wide range of disorders. The authors
also provide practical information on administering the test and interpreting
results, making the book essential for diagnosing color vision deficiency.
Special Features:

• Offers detailed instructions on using the plates to
  achieve the most accurate color vision assessment
• Supplies information on
  the physiology, pathology, epidemiology, and genetics of color blindness and
  associated disorders
• Includes plates for blue-yellow as well as for the
  more common red-green deficiencies
• Includes cut-out E shape for testing
  children and individuals who have difficulty reading or are unfamiliar with the
  Latin alphabet

For all ophthalmologists, optometrists, internists,
technicians, and other specialists who need to evaluate an individual's color
vision for medical or occupational reasons, Plates for Color Vision
Testing

is an essential practice
aid.