Congenital color blindness in young Turkish men.
We investigated a healthy population of men from different regions of Turkey for the presence of congenital red-green color blindness. Using Ishihara pseudoisochromatic plates, 941 healthy men from the Turkish army were tested for congenital red-green color blindness. The prevalence of red-green color blindness was 7.33 +/- 0.98% (5.10% protans and 2.23% deutans). These ratios were higher than other reported samples from Mediterranean Europe. Higher percentages of color blindness were found in regions with a lower education level and more consanguineous marriages.
Citirik
Mehmet
M
SSK Ankara Eye Hospital, Altindag, Ankara, Turkey. mcitirik@hotmail.com
Acaroglu
Golge
G
Batman
Cosar
C
Zilelioglu
Orhan
O
D000328:Adult; D003119:Color Perception Tests; D003117:Color Vision Defects / Q000151:congenital* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003241:Consanguinity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology