Clinic Prep: Colour Vision Revision Flashcards

1
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List 5 indications for a colour vision assessment

A

When advice is required to tailor the learning needs of kids
When advice is required for day-to-day visual tasks
When vocational advice is required (e.g. can I be a pilot)
When a certificate of visual fitness has been requested (e.g. for an occupation or licence)
When an ocular disease is suspected that can affect colour vision (Some conditions will have deficiencies like B-Y or R-G. So do an ishihara etc.)

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What colour vision defect may AION/GCA result in? (2)

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Achromatopsia [partial or total absence of CV]
Dyschromatopisa [deficiency in perception of colours]

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What colour vision defect may NAION (Non-arteritic ischaemic optic neuropathy) result in?

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R-G deficiency and red desaturation

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4
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What colour vision defect may a toxic/nutritional or an ischaemic optic neuropathy result in?

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Dyschromatopsia. This can often be the first sign of this condition

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5
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What colour vision defect may a patient with any optic neuritis result in?

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Dyschromatopsia and red desaturation. They can also have contrast/brightness problems (i.e. things appear less bright/sharp)

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What colour vision defect may Leber’s syndrome involve?

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Early B-Y then later R-G defect

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7
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What colour vision defect may Kjer’s disease involve?

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B-Y defect

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8
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What type of colour vision deficiency can optic nerve diseases traditionally cause?

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R-G deficiency

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9
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What colour vision deficiency (if present) is glaucoma primarily associated with?

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B-Y deficiency

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10
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List the 3 broad categories of CVD

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Protans (red cone problem)
Deutans (green cone problem)
Tritan (blue cone problem)

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What is the most common type of CVD?

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Deutanomaly (5% in males)

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12
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What percentage of men have a congenital CVD of some kind?

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8%

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13
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What are the 3 steps in testing for CVD?

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Detect (screening tests)
Assess severity (grading tests)
Determine if congenital vs acquired

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14
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List 4 types of screening tests for CVD. By what principle do these tests work?

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Pseudochromatic (PIC) Plates
Hue discrimination (arrangement) tests
Lanterns
Anamolascopes

These tests rely on colour confusions across “confusion lines” on the CIE diagram

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15
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Provide an example of a CVD test that doesn’t rely on confusion lines

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Medmont C-100

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Describe what the 24 plates on Ishihara represent, using a mnemonic to guide you

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“I Think Vinay Has Carpal Tunnel”
Introduction (plate 1)
Transformation (plates 2-7)
Vanishing (8-13)
Hidden (14-15)
Classification (16-17)
Tracing (18-24)

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17
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What are 2 purposes of the introduction plate?

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Checks VA is sufficient (6/18)
Detects malingerers

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18
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How do transformation plates work?

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Normal trichromats see one figure, CVD sees a different figure/number

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19
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How do vanishing plates work?

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CVD sees nothing

20
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How do hidden plates work?

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CVD sees a figure whereas normals dont’

21
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How do classification plates work?

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Use different confusion loci to identify which cone system is defective.
Protans confuse red/grey (say “6”), Duetans confuse purple and grey (say “2”)
If both numbers seen –> milder defect/less indication of CVD
If no numbers seen –> severe RG with high density macula pigment

22
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When are tracing plates used?

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Suitable for children or patients who can’t read numbers

23
Q

List 5 benefits of ishihara

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High sensitivity and specificity
Robust
Inexpensive
Readily available
Easy to administer

24
Q

List 3 limitations of ishihara

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No tritan plates
Number of errors not really an index of severity
Diagnosis by type not very good, sometimes can be wrong

25
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Name 4 other PIC plate tests and what they test for

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Richmond HRR: Screens for P/D/T.
City Uni: May detect moderate to severe RG and BY defects. Differentiates P, D and T.
Farnsworth F2: Tests if tritan or not tritan
Lanthony album: only assess BY defects. Not commonly used since slight and moderate CVD may still pass

26
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How does Richmond HRR work? What questions should you ask the patient? (3)

A

Uses shapes
24 plates: 4 demonstration, 6 screening, 14 diagnostic
Ask the patient:
How many coloured symbols?
What are they?
Where are they?

27
Q

How does City Uni work?

A

4 dots surround a centre dot. Looking at the middle dot, which dot looks the most similar to the middle dot

28
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How does Farnsworth F2 work?

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2 squares (green and blue) on purple background.
Normal CV: sees 2 squares in correct location, with green square clearer
Tritan: Only blue or blue clearer
R-G/Not tritan: only sees green square

(NB: not commercially available)

29
Q

How does the lanthony album work?

A

Diamond shape or square with a smaller square in one of its corners.

“Can you tell me if the top corner, bottom corner, left corner, or right corner looks different?”

30
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List 5 types of tests for assessment (not detection) of CVD

A

Farnsworth D15
Lanthony desaturated D15
H16
Farnsworth Munsell M 100 hue
Oscar or Medmont C 100

NB: the first 4 are arrangement tests (will tell severity and type of CVD)

31
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Describe the Farnsworth D15

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“out of all these caps, pick one that is closest to the 1st colour, then keep going and pick another cap that’s closest in colour to the one you just put down”

1st colour is fixed and there’s 15 colours surrounding it

32
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How are the results of the Farnsworth D15 interpreted?

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The orientation of crossings calssifies the type of CVD (e.g. tritan has horizontal diametrical errors, protan has left slanted diagonal errors, duetan has right slanted diagonal errors)

33
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What is considered a fail for Farnsworth D15?

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2 or more diametrical crossings

(NB: number of crossing give some indication of severity, but may be unreliable)

34
Q

If someone passes Farnsworth D15, but you still think something is wrong, what test can you try next?

A

Lanthony desaturated D15 (provides higher level of difficulty)

35
Q

What is the main limitation of Lanthony desaturated D15?

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Poor specificity - normal CV often make errors

36
Q

If someone fails Farnsworth D15, how can you make the test a little easier for them for further clarification?

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Lanthony H16 test (is more saturated therefore lower level of difficulty)

37
Q

What is considered a fail in the Lanthony H16 test?

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3 or more diametrical crossings

38
Q

How does the Farnsworth Munsell M100 hue test work?

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It’s a hue circle of 85 closely spaced colours to be arranged in order of colour.

The results are plotted onto a radial graph, and the lower the error score, the less severe the CVD is. The pattern of spokes will also tell you about the type of defect

39
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How does the pattern of spokes on the Munsell M100 hue test differ for different CVDs?

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Protan - horizontal spokes
Duetan - oblique spokes
Tritan - vertical spokes

40
Q

What is the purpose of the Medmont C100?

A

Differentiates between protans and deutans

41
Q

Can the Medmont C100 pick up carriers for protan/deutan deficiencies?

A

yes

42
Q

How does the Medmont C-100 work?

A

Patient looks at flickering light and they adjust the knob at the top until it stops flickering, then you turn it around and the numbers will tell you whether they are:
Protan (if -5 to -2)
Duetan (+2 to +5)
Normal (-2 to +2)

43
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What are lantern tests deisned for?

A

Occupations that require recognition of signal lights

44
Q

Which test is the only definitive test to differentiate between protans and deutans?

A

Anomaloscopes

45
Q

How do anomaloscopes work?

A

A circle with 2 hemifields: a test field (yellow 590nm) and a mixture field (red 670nm and green 546nm).

Patient adjusts the intensity of red and green until the mixture field matches the test field.