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Examen de visión cromática - Results

Nombres alternativos

Examen de la visión para los colores; Examen visual de los colores; Prueba de visión del color de Ishihara

Valores normales:

Normalmente, usted podrá diferenciar todos los colores.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Este examen puede determinar los siguientes problemas en la visión cromática:

Acromatopsia: daltonismo completo, ver sólo sombras de gris.
Deuteranopía: dificultad para diferenciar entre rojo/púrpura y verde/púrpura.
Protanopía: dificultad para diferenciar entre azul/verde y rojo/verde.
Tritanopía: dificultad para diferenciar entre amarillo/verde y azul/verde.

Los problemas en el nervio óptico pueden aparecer como una pérdida de intensidad del color, aunque el examen puede ser normal.

Pruebas para el daltonismo

Reviewed last on: 2/10/2011
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; and Franklin W. Lusby, MD, Ophthalmologist, Lusby Vision Institute, La Jolla, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Adams AJ, Verdon WA, Spivey BE. Color vision. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane's Foundations of Clinical Ophthalmology. 15th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2009:chap 19.

American Academy of Ophthalmology Preferred Practice Patterns Committee. Preferred Practice Pattern Guidelines. Comprehensive Adult Medical Eye Evaluation. San Francisco, CA: American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2010. Accessed January 17, 2011.

Olitsky SE, Hug D, Smith LP. Examination of the eye. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 618.

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