1Assist Professor, University of Al-Qadisiyah/College of Medicine/Department of Surgery
2MB. Ch. B, Al-Dewaniyah teaching hospital/Al-Dewaniyah Province/Iraq
Online published on 7 December, 2018.
Color vision blindness is an important X linked autosomal recessive visual defect affecting the perception of colors.
To determine the prevalence of color vision deficiency among a sample of medical colleges group in AL-Qadisiyah university (medical colleges, college of pharmacy and nursing college)
Across-sectional study done in AL-Diwaniah city at the period from April 2018 to June. 2018 study carried out to assess the prevalence of color vision deficiency among sample of medical colleges group student a sample of 814 student 252 male and 562 females with age range 18–24 years all are examined by Ishihara 38 plates.
The prevalence of color vision deficiency was 5.2% for male and 0.4% for female. Deutant more than protan 11 cases deutan 1 female and 10 male while protan 4 cases 1 female and 3 male. There was no significant relation between color vision deficiency and the degree of relationship of the parents.
Prevalence of color vision deficiency in a sample of medical student is (1.8%) with prevalence in male (5.2%) and in female 0.4% Deutan more than protan. There is no relation between color vision deficiency and the degree of parent relationship.
Deutan, protan, Color blindness
