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Br J Ophthalmol 87:902-908 doi:10.1136/bjo.87.7.902
  • Clinical science
    • Extended reports

Detecting chloroquine retinopathy: electro-oculogram versus colour vision

Table 2

Arden colour vision test in retinopathy

Test results Mild retinopathy Advanced retinopathy Normals
Sensitivity and specificity of the computerised Arden colour test to screen for chloroquine retinopathy.
*Cannot be assessed validly due to the low patient number.
Protan axis “abnormal” 8 3 6
Protan axis “normal” 29 1 45
Sensitivity 22% Sensitivity 75% Specificity 88%
Tritan axis “abnormal” 22 4 17
Tritan axis “normal” 15 0 34
Sensitivity 60% Sensitivity 100% Specificity 67%
Acquired colour defect [3] 1 3
No acquired colour defect [31] 44
[Sensitivity 10%]* * Specificity 94%

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