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Eye Diseases > Vision Disorders > Color Vision Defects
Nervous System Diseases > Neurologic Manifestations > Sensation Disorders > Vision Disorders > Color Vision Defects
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Neurologic Manifestations > Sensation Disorders > Vision Disorders > Color Vision Defects
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Genetic Diseases, Inborn > Eye Diseases, Hereditary > Cone Dystrophy > Color Vision Defects
Eye Diseases > Eye Diseases, Hereditary > Cone Dystrophy > Color Vision Defects
Eye Diseases > Retinal Diseases > Cone Dystrophy > Color Vision Defects

Preferred term

Color Vision Defects  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Defects of color vision are mainly hereditary traits but can be secondary to acquired or developmental abnormalities in the CONES (RETINA). Severity of hereditary defects of color vision depends on the degree of mutation of the ROD OPSINS genes (on X CHROMOSOME and CHROMOSOME 3) that code the photopigments for red, green and blue. Severely deficient color perception, typically with monochromacy and reduced visual acuity. The atypical form can include normal visual acuity with pseudomonochromacy.

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Entry terms

  • Color Vision Deficiency

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In other languages

  • Troubles de la vision des couleurs

    French

  • Daltonisme
  • Défauts de vision des couleurs
  • Déficiences de la vision colorée
  • Déficiences de la vision des couleurs
  • Dyschromatopsies

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DDWC3673-H

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