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Colour Vision Abnormalities in Multiple Sclerosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Alexandra C. Harrison ,
Werner J. Becker  and
William K. Stell
Alexandra C. Harrison*
Affiliation:
The Lions Sight Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, The Calgary General Hospital
Werner J. Becker
Affiliation:
The Lions Sight Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, The Calgary General Hospital
William K. Stell
Affiliation:
The Lions Sight Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, The Calgary General Hospital
*
Canadian Medical Association, 1867 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1G 0G8 Canada
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A battery of colour vision tests was employed to evaluate visual function in patients with multiple sclerosis (M.S.). Colour deficits were found in 45% of patients tested with the Ishihara plates and 42.5% of patients tested with the FM 100-Hue test. 65% of M.S. patients failed at least one of the tests.

The colour vision deficits were not restricted to patients with optic neuritis or with visual evoked potential (VEP) abnormalities and there was no significant correlation between an abnormal VEP latency and a colour vision deficit. Colour vision testing may be a useful option to consider in the investigation of M.S. patients, even if there is no other evidence of visual system involvement.

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Original Articles
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , August 1987 , pp. 279 - 285
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1987

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