Performance of genetically-colorblind individuals on a rapid dark adaptation test based on the Purkinje shift.
An experiment was conducted to determine whether or not genetic colorblindness would limit performance on a rapid dark adaptation test (RDAT) which is based on the Purkinje shift in retinal sensitivity to lower wavelengths of light energy under mesopic/scotopic conditions of illumination. No differences in RDAT performance between age-equivalent colorblind and non-colorblind subjects was observed.
D000328:Adult; D003118:Color Perception; D003117:Color Vision Defects / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003623:Dark Adaptation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010786:Photoreceptor Cells / Q000502:physiology; D012160:Retina / Q000502:physiology