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Beitragstitel Prevalence of Color Vision Deficiency in a Large Swiss Military Cohort
Beitragscode P32
Autor:innen
  1. Veit Sturm Augenzentrum Rosengarten Präsentierende:r
  2. Gregor P. Jaggi University of Zurich
  3. Margarita Todorova Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen
  4. Jürg Messerli University Hospital of Basel
  5. Leila Sara Eppenberger ETH Zurich
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Themengebiete
  • Neuroophthalmology / Strabology
Abstract-Text Purpose: Color vision deficiency (CVD) is a common vision disorder. It is predominantly caused by inherited photopigment abnormalities in the retina. Cases of CVD are expected to increase worldwide with the growing population.
Methods: Data from male military conscripts for the recruitment period of 2008 to 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. Year of recruitment, conscripts’ birth year, visual acuity, refractive status (spherical equivalent), and color vision status (Ishihara pseudoisochromatic plates yes/no) were available.
Results: The dataset contained data of a total of 355’657 male conscripts, who had been recruited in the years 2008 to 2017. The mean number of conscripts per year was 35’566 (Md=35’440, Sd=1’249), reaching a minimum number of 33’998 conscripts in 2017 and a maximum of 37’594 in 2011. Mean age at recruitment was 19.7 years (Md=19.0y, Sd=1.1y). 337’422 (94.9%) conscripts passed the Ishihara test, while 18’235 (5.1%) were found to have CVD.
Conclusion: The overall prevalence of CVD in our male cohort was 5.1%. This is slightly lower as reported for a European Caucasian population.