TY - JOUR
T1 - Defects of colour vision
T2 - A review of congenital and acquired colour vision deficiencies
AU - Hasrod, Nabeela
AU - Rubin, Alan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018. The Author(s).
PY - 2016/11/22
Y1 - 2016/11/22
N2 - Colour vision deficiencies (CVDs) can be categorised as being congenital or acquired. Some CVDs are already present at birth, as inherited conditions that are the result of changes at the photo-pigment level and are non-pathological, incurable and do not change over time. Examples are red-green defects which are inherited as an X-linked recessive trait. Acquired CVD develops secondary to ocular and systemic conditions or as a side effect of certain medications or sometimes toxic effects of chemicals, and trauma and ageing can also be important in some CVDs.
AB - Colour vision deficiencies (CVDs) can be categorised as being congenital or acquired. Some CVDs are already present at birth, as inherited conditions that are the result of changes at the photo-pigment level and are non-pathological, incurable and do not change over time. Examples are red-green defects which are inherited as an X-linked recessive trait. Acquired CVD develops secondary to ocular and systemic conditions or as a side effect of certain medications or sometimes toxic effects of chemicals, and trauma and ageing can also be important in some CVDs.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85051116729&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4102/aveh.v75i1.365
DO - 10.4102/aveh.v75i1.365
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85051116729
SN - 2413-3183
VL - 75
JO - African Vision and Eye Health
JF - African Vision and Eye Health
IS - 1
M1 - a365
ER -