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Daltonismo - Tratamiento

Nombres alternativos

Deficiencia para ver los colores; Acromatopsia

Tratamiento:

No hay tratamiento conocido para esta condición.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

El daltonismo es una afección de por vida y la mayoría de las personas pueden adaptarse sin dificultad o impedimento.

Complicaciones:

Es posible que las personas que sufren daltonismo no puedan conseguir un trabajo que requiera visión cromática; por ejemplo, un piloto necesita ser capaz de ver los colores.

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Una persona debe solicitar una cita médica u oftalmológica si cree que ella o su hijo sufren daltonismo.

  • Fecha de revisión: 2/22/2007
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Manju Subramanian, MD, Assistant Professor in Ophthalmology, Vitreoretinal Disease and Surgery, Boston University Eye Associates, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Yanoff M, Duker JS, Augsburger JJ, et al. Ophthalmology. 2nd ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2004:34.

Goldman L, Ausiello D. Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 22nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2004:2410.

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