Book Review: Colour Vision

Expert Review Examination of Colour Vision

Congenital colour vision anomalies are common, with red/green anomaly affecting 8-10% of males. Acquired loss of colour perception can be a sensitive indicator of macular and optic nerve disease. It is vital to understand how colour vision tests can be used effectively to diagnose the type of colour anomaly. This article reviews the different tests available and the protocols for their appropri...

Colour-Vision and Colour-Blindness

Colour vision

The immense range of colours that we see belies the relative simplicity of the system underlying colour vision. We see colours because each of the three distinct types of cone photoreceptor in our retinae is sensitive to a different range of wavelengths of light. The L, M and S cones, colloquially called red (R), green (G), and blue (B), are selective for long, middle and short wavelengths, res...

Colour vision

Editorial Colour vision 2006 is an important bicentenary for the Ulster Medical Society. In 806, the Belfast Medical Society was founded and the later formation of the Belfast Clinical and Pathological Society in 853, allowed amalgamation of both societies to form the current Ulster Medical Society in 862. The vision of the early founders of the Belfast Medical Society, was far sighted, and som...

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