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BR J Ophthalmol 1985 Green 533 6
BR J Ophthalmol 1985 Green 533 6
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SUMMARY The Farnsworth-Munsell 100-hue test has been assessed as a screening test for the
detection of diabetic retinopathy likely to benefit from laser photocoagulation therapy. Two
hundred and thirty-two diabetic eyes of 126 patients were tested. The results were assessed both for
total error score relative to age and for the presence of polarity. Although the incidence of
abnormal colour discrimination was found to correlate with the severity of retinopathy, the test was
not sufficiently selective to be of value as a screening test in the detection of retinopathy requiring
treatment.
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assessment
Group N, normals
18
Group NR, no retinopathy
115
Group B, background retinopathy 55
Group P, proliferative retinopathy 42
Group E, exudative maculopathy 20
All diabetics
232
All subjects
250
16
59
31
24
12
124
140
18
115
28
13
5
161
179
16
59
15
8
3
83
99
Eyes
Subjects*
3(17%)
28(24%)
18(33%)
21(50%)
19 (95%)
3(19%)
19(32%)
11(35%)
14(58%)
12(100%)
Serious
Non-serious
Totals
40
22
62
46
124
170
86
146
232
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Discussion
100-
ABNORMAL TOTAL
ERROR SCORES
80-
60-
40-I
20-
NR
GROUP
Fig. 1 Percentages of eyes returning abnormally high total
errorscores for the 00-hue test. Subject categories:
N-normals, NR-no retinopathy, B-background
retinopathy, P-proliferative retinopathy, E-exudative
maculopathy.
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