Usefulness of Color Vision Test for Early Detection of Neurological Damages by Neurotoxic Substances / 예방의학회지
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
;
: 397-406, 2008.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-106268
ABSTRACT
This paper reviews the published literature that is concerned with color vision impairment from industrial and environmental exposure to neurotoxic substances, and we evaluated whether testing for color vision impairment could be an affordable procedure for assessing these neurotoxic effects. In general, most cases of congenital color vision impairment are red-green, and blue-yellow impairment is extremely rare. However, most of the acquired color vision impairment that is related to age, alcohol or environmental factors is blue-yellow impairment. Therefore, many studies have been performed to identify this relationship between exposure to neurotoxic substances, such as organic solvents and heavy metals, and the prevalence of blueyellow color vision impairment. The test for color vision impairment is known to be very sensitive to the early signs of nervous system dysfunction and this can be useful for making the early diagnosis of neurotoxic effects from exposure to very low concentrations of toxic substances.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Solvents
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Hazardous Substances
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Color Vision Defects
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Color Perception Tests
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Neurotoxicity Syndromes
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Early Diagnosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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