A Case of Incomplete Achromatopsia of the Deutan Type

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Journal Doc Ophthalmol

Specialty Ophthalmology

Date 1981 Nov 1

PMID 6975711

Citations 2

Authors

D van Norren

E C De Vries-De Mol

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Abstract

A 45 year old man was studied who was previously diagnosed as a typical achromat. Increment spectral sensitivity measurements on white and several colored backgrounds showed that he possessed a rod system, a cone system sensitive in the short wavelength region (blue cones) and a cone system sensitive in the long wavelength region (red cones). This investigation shows that rather extensive testing is required to classify incomplete achromats.

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