RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Colour vision of diabetics.
JF British Journal of Ophthalmology
JO Br J Ophthalmol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP 533
OP 536
DO 10.1136/bjo.69.7.533
VO 69
IS 7
A1 F D Green
A1 I M Ghafour
A1 D Allan
A1 T Barrie
A1 E McClure
A1 W S Foulds
YR 1985
UL http://bjo.bmj.com/content/69/7/533.abstract
AB The Farnsworth-Munsell 100-hue test has been assessed as a screening test for the detection of diabetic retinopathy likely to benefit from laser photocoagulation therapy. Two hundred and thirty-two diabetic eyes of 126 patients were tested. The results were assessed both for total error score relative to age and for the presence of polarity. Although the incidence of abnormal colour discrimination was found to correlate with the severity of retinopathy, the test was not sufficiently selective to be of value as a screening test in the detection of retinopathy requiring treatment.