Table Of ContentColour Vision Deficiencies X
Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series
VOLUME 54
Colour Vision
Deficiencies X
Proceedings of the tenth Symposium of the
International Research Group on
Colour Vis ion Deficiencies,
held in Cagliari, Italy
25-28 June 1989
Edited by
B. Drum, J.D. Moreland and A. Serra
Springer Science+Business Media, BV.
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International Research Group on Colour Vislon Deficiencles. Sympasium
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Colour visl0n deficiencies X : proceedings of the Tenth Symposium
of the Inter natl0nal Research Group an Colour Deflclencles, held ln
Cagliari, Italy, 26-28 June 1989 I edited by B. Drum, J.D. Moreland,
A. Serra.
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Contents
Preface Xll\
Obituaries
Guy Verriest: A. Roth, Geneva, Switzerland xv
Guy Verriest: W. Jaeger, Heidelberg, West Germany xvii
Guy Verriest: M. Marre, Dresden, East Germany xix
Andre Dubois-Poulsen: J.L. Vola, Marseille, France xxiii
Hans Kalmus: J.D. Moreland, Keele, Staffordshire, U.K. xxv
PART ONE. STIMULUS FIELD SIZE EFFECTS IN COLOUR VISION
1. Y. Ohta (Invited Paper): Tokyo, Japan
Change in color vision for prototype anomaloscope with a
visual field of 2° to 20° 3
2. W. Jaeger, H. Krastel and G. Marat: Heidelberg, West Germany
Large field spectral matches in dichromats 13
3. A. Iivanainen and J. Rovamo: Helsinki, Finland
The effect of stimulus size on the detection of chromatic
deviations from white and yellow across the human visual
field 21
4. V.J. Honson and S.J. Dain: Kensington, Australia
The effects of size and analysis method on the performance
ofthe Farnsworth-Munsell D-15 test 29
5. K. Knoblauch, M. Fischer, N. Robillard, I.S. Grunwald and E.
Faye: New York, NY, U.SA.
The effect of test element size on performance of the D-15 in
age-related maculopathy and congenital color deficiency 37
6. H. Plendl, W. Paulus and S. Krafczyk: Munich, West Germany
Effect of field size on the colour evoked potentials and the
electroretinogram 47
7. 1.1. Kulikowski, 1.1. Murray and M.H.A. Russell: Manchester,
u.K.
Effect of stimulus size on chromatic and achromatic VEPs 51
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P ART TWO. NEW COLOUR VISION TESTS, EXAMINAn ON
METHODS AND DATA ANALYSES
8. J.D. Mollon, S. Astell and J.P. Reffin: Cambridge, u.K.
A minimalist test of colour vision 59
9. J.P. Reffin, S. Astell and J.D. Mollon: Cambridge, u.K.
Trials of a computer-controlled colour vision test that pre-
serves the advantages of pseudoisochromatic plates 69
10. B. Drum, C. Sternheim and M. Severns: Baltimore, College Park
and Gaithersburg, MD, U.S.A.
Anomaloscope plate test field trial: comparisons with four
other tests of congenital red-green color vision deficiencies 77
11. J.K. Hovis and H. Dolman: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Estimating chromatic thresholds 85
12. G. Derefeldt, C-E. Hedin, K-O. Skoog and G. Verriest: Linko
ping, Sweden and Ghent, Belgium
A VDU colour vision test for congenital colour vision defi-
CienCIes 95
13. G. Verriest, F.E. Sucs and A. Uvijls: Ghent and Brussels,
Belgium
Spectral and flicker sensitivity functions with a fibre optic
non-Maxwellian view system 107
14. R. Fletcher; London, U.K. and Kongsberg Inginor Hogskole,
Norway
A modified lantern test 111
15. M. Aguilar, M.L.F. de Mattiello and D. Ribas: Buenos Aires,
Argentina
Fusion chromatic and temporal frequencies in normal and
anomalous observers 115
16. M.L.F. de Mattiello and A Gonella: Buenos Aires, Argentina
A clinical evaluation of the lightness and contrast vision tests 119
17. S.J. Dain and AJ. Adams: Berkeley, CA, U.S.A. and New South
Wales, Australia
Evaluation of the Adams desaturated D-15 test with con-
genital color vision defects 125
18. H. Krastel, H. Gehrung, K. Dax and K. Rohrschneider: Heidel
berg, West Germany
Clinical application of the Heidelberg anomaloscope 135
19. M. Pelizzone, J. Sommerhalder, A Roth and D. Hermes:
Geneva, Switzerland
Automated Rayleigh and Moreland matches on a computer-
controlled anomaloscope 151
20. M. Marre, E. Marre and T. Eckardt: Dresden, East Germany
Evaluation ofthe SPP-II test 161
21. J.AM. van Everdingen, V.c. Smith and J. Pokorny: Chicago, IL,
U.S.A.
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Sensitivity of tritan screening tests as evaluated in normals at
reduced levels of illumination 167
22. v.c. Smith, J.A.M. van Everdingen and J. Pokorny; Chicago, IL,
U.S.A.
Sensitivity of arrangement tests as evaluated in normals at
reduced levels of illumination 177
23. S.J. Dain, M.O. Scase and D.H. Foster: Keele, Staffordshire,
u.K.
An assessment of the 'mesopization' model of blue-yellow
colour vision defects 187
24. P. Griitzner, H. Krastel and C. Seybold: Darmstadt and Heidel
berg, West Germany
Validation of pseudo-isochromatic plates by chromatic acuity 199
25. K. Hamano, T. Motohashi, H. Kudo and Y. Ohta: Tokyo, Japan
Study of congenital color defects using the D&H color rule 205
26. K. Kitahara, T. Okabe, K. Mihara and A. Kandatsu: Tokyo,
Japan
Theoretical patterns of the panel D-1 5 test in congenital red-
green dichromats 215
27. T. Okabe, A. Kandatsu, J. Noji and K. Kitahara: Tokyo, Japan
The use of the panel D-15 test in estimating the convergence
point for deuteranopia 223
28. T. Steinschneider and O. Polotsky: Jerusalem, Israel
Combined computer program for the Farnsworth D-15 and
Roth 28-hue tests 229
29. M. Marre, E. Marre, P. Mierdel and T. Eckardt: Dresden, East
Germany
Computerized assessment of the FM 1 OO-hue test in acquired
color vision defects 235
30. O. Lagerlof: Stockholm, Sweden
The Farnsworth-Munsell 1O O-hue test in clinical practice 241
31. F. Zisman, K.R. Zisman and M.G. Harris: Berkeley and Her
cules, CA, U.S.A.
Utility and transmissions of therapeutically tinted contact
lenses 251
32. G. de'Gennaro, A. Senese and M. Vitale: Napoli, Italy
Orientation and selection of professions using computerized
colour tests 257
33. J. Leid: Pau, France
Clinical perspectives in colour 261
PART THREE. NORMAL COLOUR VISION
34. J. Birch, A. Young and S. David: London, U.K.
Variations in normal trichromatism 267
Vlll
35. R.A. Humanski and S.K. Shevell; Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Factors contributing to differences in Rayleigh matches of
normal trichromats 273
36. W. Verdon and G. Haegerstrom-Portnoy: Berkeley, CA. U.S.A.
Chromatic properties of dichoptic Westheimer functions 285
37. M.L.F. de Mattiello and J. Perez Carpinell: Buenos Aires,
Argentina and Valencia, Spain
Retinal and cortical sensitivity to different chromatic stimuli 295
38. S.L. Buck, K. Bonnelle, P. Zohn and R. Knight: Seattle, WA,
U.S.A.
Size and sensitivity scaling of :rr 4 and :rr 5 301
39. T. Knottenberg and H. Scheibner: Dusseldorf, West Germany
Approaching the Abney effect within linear opponent-color
vision 315
40. H. Krastel, W. Jaeger, S. Zimmermann, B. Heckmann and M.
Krystek: Heidelberg and Braunschweig, West Germany
Systematics of human photopic spectral sensitivity 323
41. M.A. Crognale, G.H. Jacobs and J. Neitz: Santa Barbara, CA,
U.S.A.
Flicker photometric ERG measurements of short wavelength
sensitive cones 341
42. J.D. Moreland, E. Torczynski and R. Tripathi: Bradford, U.K.
and Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Rayleigh and Moreland matches in the ageing eye 347
43. A. Roth, M. Pelizzone, J. Sommerhalder, D. Hermes and F.
Simona: Geneva, Switzerland
The two equation method. III. Results in normal subjects
above 50 years of age. Correlation with lens opacity 353
44. P. Gouras: New York, NY, U.S.A.
Modeling chromatic contrast detectors in the primate visual
system 361
PART FOUR. CONGENITAL COLOUR VISION DEFICIENCIES
45. M. Muller, c.R. Cavonius and J.D. Mollon: Dortmund, West
Germany and Cambridge, U.K.
Constructing the color space of the deuteranomalous observer 377
46. T. Kremer and H. Scheibner: Dusseldorf, West Germany
Deuteranomalous opponent-colour vision including the Abney
effect 389
47. M. Neitz, J. Neitz and G.H. Jacobs: Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Relationship between cone pigments and genes in deuter-
anomalous subjects 397
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48. G.H. Jacobs and J. Neitz: Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Deuteranope spectral sensitivity measured with ERG flicker
photometry 405
49. F. Vienot and A. Chiron: Paris, France
Mesopic luminous matches of protanopic and deuteranopic
observers 413
50. A. Roth, F. Paccolat, D. Hermes, M. Pelizzone, D. Klein, R. Feil
and J.-L. Mandel: Geneva, Switzerland and Strasbourg, France
Five generations of a protan+deutan family: genealogy, color
vision and genomic DNA 421
51. P.G. Gallo and M.P. Nardella: Padua, Italy
Colour vision deficiencies in secondary school students in
Italy 429
52. M.O. Scase, D.H. Foster, W.P. Honan and J.R. Heron: Keele
and Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, U.K.
A case of unilateral blue colour vision loss. 441
53. L.N. Went, J.A. Oosterhuis and M. van Schooneveld: Leiden
and Amsterdam, The Netherlands
A large family with a dominant cone dystrophy revealing
prodromally a severe tritan defect 451
54. W.H. Swanson: Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Heterochromatic modulation photometry III heterozygous
carriers of congenital color defects 457
55. M. Fossarello, S. Solarino, I. Zucca, M. Piscitelli, M. Piu, A.
Piras and A. Serra: Cagliari, Italy
Colour discrimination in congenital stationary night blindness 473
56. A. Serra, M. Fossarello, I. Zucca, G. Puxeddu, CM. Dessy, A.
Pitzus and C Palmas: Cagliari, Italy
Genetic study of Sardinian families with G6PD deficiency
and colour vision defects 479
PART FIVE. ACQUIRED COLOUR VISION DEFICIENCIES:
RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA AND DIABETES MELLITUS
57. G. Verriest, F.E. Sucs and A. Uvijls: Ghent and Brussels,
Belgium
Spectral and flicker sensitivity functions in retinitis pigmentosa
with a fibre optic non-Maxwellian view system 485
58. A. Serra, 1. Zucca, M. D'Atri, M. Piscitelli, M. Piu, A. Mulas and
G. Puxeddu: Cagliari, Italy
Visual function implications of tinted glasses in patients
affected by retinitis pigmentosa 493
59. M. Fossarello, I. Zucca, M. Piscitelli, S. Mulas, A. Mulas, CM.
Dessy, A. Campurra and A. Serra: Cagliari, Italy
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The effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on colour discrimi
nation and fluorescein angiography in edematous maculopa-
thies 501
60. J. Birch, AE. Ariffin and A Kurtz: London, UK.
Colour vision screening for the detection of diabetic retino-
pathy 507
61. R Fletcher: London, UK.
Colour perception warning for self-testing diabetics 511
62. O. Lagerlof: Stockholm, Sweden
Color vision in diabetics 515
63. M. Mantyjarvi: Kuopio, Finland
Nagel anomaloscope findings in diabetic school children 523
64. AE. Ariffin, J. Birch, PJ. Polkinghome and C.R Canning:
London, U.K.
Colour vision changes following pan-retinal photocoagulation
with the dye laser 529
PART SIX. ACQUIRED COLOUR VISION DEFICIENCIES:
OPTIC NERVE DISORDERS
65. AJ. Adams, CA. Johnson and RA Lewis: Berkeley and Davis,
CA, U.S.A
S cone pathway sensitivity loss in ocular hypertension and
early glaucoma has nerve fiber bundle pattern 535
66. T. Steinschneider and U. Ticho: Jerusalem, Israel
Correlation between results of 28-hue test and loss of visual
field in glaucoma (preliminary results) 543
67. F. Zwas, D.H. Shin and P. McKinnon: Detroit, MI, US.A
Early spectral sensitivity changes in unilateral glaucoma 551
68. K. Oyama, K. Kitahara, G. Hisato and R Tamaki: Tokyo, Japan
The characteristics of color vision defects in optic nerve
injuries 561
69. W. Paulus and H. Plendl: Munich, West Germany
Colour vision defects in optic nerve compression tested with
the D&H colour rule 569
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70. M.H.A Russell, U. Murray, RA Metcalfe and Kulikowski:
Manchester, U.K.
Chromatic and achromatic function in multiple sclerosis;
VEPs and psychophysics 573
PART SEVEN. ACQUIRED COLOUR VISION DEFICIENCIES:
MISCELLANEOUS
71. H. Zwick, D.O. Robbins, S.B. Reynolds, DJ. Lund, ST.
