anomaloscope

[ə′näm·ə·lə‚skōp]

(optics)

An optical instrument for testing color vision, in which a yellow light whose intensity may be varied is matched against red and green lights whose intensity is fixed.

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18 Ishihara test, D15 and anomaloscope are used for diagnosis of CVD.

FREQUENCY OF COLOUR VISION DEFICIENCY AMONG DENTAL STUDENTS

For further diagnosis anomaloscope is used but it can only be used in healthcare settings.

Colour-blindness- some basic facts

In 1881, Lord Rayleigh introduced anomaloscope for scientific analysis of color defects (5).

Comparative review of color blindness in different ethnic populations

Color vision tests for aviation: comparison of the anomaloscope and three lantern types.

Color vision and health committee procedures/Renk gorme ve saglik kurulu islemleri

Both exhibit a capacity to find a specific point of reference in the anomaloscope test (unlike those suffering from dichromacy who cannot settle on a single equilibrium point).

Partial color blindness among bloodstain examiners

All were screened for normal colour vision by means of the Ishihara Pseudo-Isochromatic colour plates, the City University Colour Vision Test (CUCVT; Fletcher, 1980), the "Test para Identificacion de los Daltonismos" (TIDA [Test to Identify Colour-Blindness]; Lillo, 1996), and Rayleigh matches on an anomaloscope.

Locating basic Spanish colour categories in CIE L*u*v* space: identification, lightness segregation and correspondence with English equivalents

TABLE 1: Color Vision Deficient Groups Extent Selection Criteria Deutan Protan Mild anomalous Pass Farnsworth lantern, pass 5 5 trichromats Farnsworth-Munsell Panel D-15 Moderate anomalous Fail Farnsworth lantern, pass 5 5 trichromats Farnsworth-Munsell Panel D-15 Strong anomalous Fail Farnsworth-Munsell Panel 5 5 trichromats D-15 (but not dichromats or extreme anomalous trichromats (a)) Dichromats Match whole red-green range on 10 9 Nagel anomaloscope even after adaptation on Trendelenberg plate Note.

Traffic signal color recognition is a problem for both protan and deutan color-vision deficients

The Nagel anomaloscope was recommended to confirm the identification of protan deficiency if required.

Colour vision deficiency part 3--occupational standards

In addition to the battery of chromatic clinical tests previously described, the protanopes' clinical status was confirmed using a Nagel anomaloscope (Tomey, AF-1).

Relative luminance and figure-background segmentation problems: using AMLA to avoid nondiscernible stimulus pairs in common and color blind observers

Color vision was tested using the Ishihara Test for Color Blindness, the Nagel anomaloscope (Schmidt and Haensch, Berlin, Germany), the Farnsworth Dl 5 test (Psychological Corp.

Color and defective color vision as factors in the conspicuity of signs and signals

If an anomaloscope is not available, the efficiency of a new test can be compared with that of a validated test.

Colour vision deficiency part 2--assessment in clinical practice

All were screened for normal colour vision by means of the Ishihara Pseudo-Isochromatic colour plates, the City University Color Vision Test (CUCVT; Fletcher, 1980), the "Test para Identificacion de los Daltonismos" (TIDA [Test to Identify Colour-Blindness]; Lillo, 1996), and Rayleigh matches on an anomaloscope.

Lightness and hue perception: the Bezold-Brucke effect and colour basic categories