Prevalence of sub-types and severity of red-green color vision deficiency in medical students of Karachi
Medical Forum Monthly. 2009; 20 (8): 3-9
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ABSTRACT
The study aims to find out the prevalence of sub-types and severity of red-green color vision deficiency in medical students of Karachi. It was a cross sectional study conducted on the students of Karachi Medical and Dental College and Dow University of Health Sciences. With Convenient sampling, 550 healthy medical students [185 males and 365 females] were tested by using pseudo-isochromatic plates of 24-plates Ishihara chart. The data is presented in the form of numbers and percentages. 10 [5.4%] out of 185 males while only 01 [0.26%] out of 365 females were found to have red-green color vision deficiency. In males, 03 [1.62%] were Protans and 07 [3.78%] were Deutans. Protanomaly was detected in 01[0.54%], protanopia in 02 [1.08%], deuteranomaly in 02 [1.08%], deuteranopia in 05 [2.70%]. In females, the only case found was deuteranopia, 01 [0.26%]. By conducting screening for all medical students for diagnosing and detecting the sub-types and severity of CVD and provision of adaptive strategies and behavioral support will help them to deal with the potential difficulties, which could be overcome by awareness, self-training and effort. Moreover it is strictly advisable to avoid certain subspecialties as a career of choice
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IMEMR (Mediterrâneo Oriental)
Assunto principal:
Estudantes de Medicina
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Prevalência
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Estudos Transversais
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Percepção de Cores
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Med. Forum Mon.
Ano de publicação:
2009
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