[Color vision defect. A early sign of Sorsby retinal dystrophy?].

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[Color vision defect. A early sign of Sorsby retinal dystrophy?].

Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft - 1 Oct 1993

Berninger T A, Polkinghorne P J, Capon M R, Arden G B, Bird A C

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In 34 asymptomatic patients from three families at 50% risk of developing Sorsby's fundus dystrophy, colour contrast sensitivity was measured. In 16 the thresholds--mainly of the tritan axis--were raised above the normal values. It is concluded that testing of colour vision is useful in detecting...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Color Vision Defects
Contrast Sensitivity
Female
Genetic Testing
Genotype
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retinal Degeneration
Risk Factors

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