ishihara color plates
Started by daact
It's not really possible to know what, if any, color defect/anomoly you may have. If a patient fails 2 or more of 8 screening plates, the patient should be retested on all 16 (or is it 18) in order to specify a diagnosis. Even with that, other tests could better qualify the defect. Speak to your eye care provider to address your concerns, as you may have noticed there is a strict policy against offering medical advice on SDN.
I can't speak for what color vision standard others think is necessary to be an ophthalmologist, but I'm sure there is no set standard, if fact many careers where it can be critical (life and death) there are no standards set.
I have mild color deficiency as well. The only minor effect it has had on my short career so far is rubeosis in brown irides individual does not jump out at me like it may at others. Otherwise, no effects. Hopefully this will continue to hold true
