title: Prevalence Of Colour Vision Deficiency Among Medical Students And Health Personnel.
abstract: A survey of colour vision deficiency among 1427 medical students and healthcare personnel in Seremban revealed a prevalence of 3.2% with a marked male predominance (males 6.7%, females 0.4%). In view of the potential difficulties faced by such personnel in clinical works, early detection of this deficiency allowed appropriate counselling.
authors: FAFPM, FRCP,President-Elect, Academy of Family Physician of Malaysia (Formerly, Professor of Family Medicine, IMU).
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Balasundaram
authors: MS(Ophth), FRCS(Glasgow), Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, International Medical University, Seremban.
authors: Sagili Chandrasekhara
authors: SC
authors: Reddy
keywords: Colour blindness; health care workers; prevalence