Screening for Color Vision Deficiency in Health Science Students

Purpose: Various professions require employees to be able detect different shades of color accurately when visually reading test results with colorimetric end points. To prepare health science students better meet this requirement, a screening for vision deficiency (CVD) was administered any major or minor errors as part the undergraduate student experience. Method: Screening using Farnsworth D-15 Color Vision Test. Students completed and their were scored interpreted at time completion. Results: (n=85) from nine programs Ages participants ranged 18-63 years 70% in age range 18-23 years. Seventy-one percent identified female, 28% males, 1% non-binary. Two (one female one male) had error resulting crossover within circle on Gulden score sheet. There no 85 participants. Conclusion: While two detected population, data is not consistent other CVD studies. This most likely due predominately students, and/or amount allotted each individual completed. Future studies will include expanding participant numbers, focus testing more male participants, limiting number minutes complete process, collecting additional demographic data.