title: Colour blindness in Italian art high school students.
abstract: To highlight the link between colour blindness and school achievement, the Ishihara and Farnsworth tests were administered to 3,565 high school art students (2,545 girls and 1,020 boys). Analysis showed colour defective students were discriminated against in theoretical subject matter, relative to orthochromate students, but not in the art-related subjects. This emphasizes the need to recognize youth with colour defective vision early.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Psicologia Generale, University of Padua, Italia.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grassivaro Gallo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oliva
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Lantieri
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Viviani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001154:Art; D003119:Color Perception Tests; D003117:Color Vision Defects / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data