Colour Vision Deficiency Amongst Medical Students - A Prospective cross-sectional study
Journal Title: Chettinad Health City Medical Journal - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction: This study was conducted to analyze the prevalence of color vision deficiency among a group of medical students. Materials and Method: In this prospective cross-sectional study, 300 undergraduate medical students in the age group of 19-22 years were screened for Color Vision Deficiency (CVD) using Ishihara‘s Pseudo-isochromatic chart. Students with defective color vision were identified. Results: After careful screening it was noted that, out of the 300 students, color vision deficiency was seen in 9 students (3%) including 8 males and 1 female. Conclusion: Our study shows a male preponderance for color vision deficiency which is similar to the previous studies done. CVD commonly remains undetected and hence medical students and doctors must be screened for color vision deficiency and made aware of their defect, so that they can take special care in future clinical practice.
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marushka a, Ugam PSU
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