Colour Vision of Achromats' Parents

TWO achromats, a woman student and a man student, were recently tested for colour vision. Both proved to be of the so-called pure rod-vision type 1 , completely lacking in hue discrimination, with marked photophobia, nystagmus and central scotoma in photopic vision, and both had been totally colour...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature (London) 1957-11, Vol.180 (4592), p.926-927
1. Verfasser:	PICKFORD, R. W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Color Perception Color Vision Color Vision Defects Humanities and Social Sciences Humans letter multidisciplinary Old Medline Parents Science Science (multidisciplinary)
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Zusammenfassung:	TWO achromats, a woman student and a man student, were recently tested for colour vision. Both proved to be of the so-called pure rod-vision type 1 , completely lacking in hue discrimination, with marked photophobia, nystagmus and central scotoma in photopic vision, and both had been totally colour blind since infancy.
ISSN:	0028-0836 1476-4687
DOI:	10.1038/180926b0