Color vision deficiency among biomedical students: a cross-sectional study.

Autor: Dohvoma VA; Department of Ophthalmology and ENT, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Ebana Mvogo SR; Department of Ophthalmology and ENT, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Kagmeni G; Department of Ophthalmology and ENT, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Emini NR; Department of Ophthalmology and ENT, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Epee E; Department of Ophthalmology and ENT, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Mvogo CE; Department of Ophthalmology and ENT, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) [Clin Ophthalmol] 2018 Jun 19; Vol. 12, pp. 1121-1124. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jun 19 (Print Publication: 2018).
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S160110
Abstrakt: Purpose: To determine the prevalence of color vision deficiency (CVD) among first-cycle students of the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of the University of Yaoundé I.
Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out between October 1, 2015 and May 31, 2016. Distant visual acuity was measured and color vision test done for all consenting students. Ishihara's plates were used to test all the participants. Those who failed the test were tested with the Roth's 28 Hue test for confirmation of CVD and classification.
Results: A total of 303 students were included, among whom 155 were males (50.8%) and 148 were females (49.2%). The mean age was 20.2±2 years. Five students (1.6%) failed the Ishihara's plate testing. Roth's 28 Hue test confirmed CVD in 4 of those cases, giving a prevalence of 1.3%. There were equal numbers of protan and deutan CVD.
Conclusion: Despite its low prevalence among first-cycle students of the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, CVD screening should be performed in order to raise awareness, which will go a long way to help orientate the choice of future specialty.
Competing Interests: Disclosure The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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