Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Protanopia on the Brightness Perception of Brake Lights

Lead Sponsor:

Aalen University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe/FRG

Conditions:

Color Blindness, Red

Reaction Time

Eligibility:

MALE

18+ years

Brief Summary

The aim of the offered project is to investigate the influence of protanopia (red blindness) or protanomaly (red vision weakness) on the recognizability of red brake lights with the help of a test per...

Detailed Description

Protanopia is an x-chromosomal inherited cone pigment disorder that related to the red cone,i.e. the L-cone function completely fails. The prevalence of protanopia in the male population is 1%. An inc...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • informed consent
  • male
  • age (greater or equal) 18 years

Exclusion

  • binocular (high contrast) distant visual acuity worse than 0.8 (16/20)
  • spherical ametropia exceeding 8 dpt
  • cylindrical ametropia exceeding 2.5 dpt
  • manifest strabismus (squint) with diplopia
  • relative afferent pupillary defect exceeding 0.3 log units
  • anamnestic (patient history) OR morphological (slit lamp --\> anterior segment, ophthalmoscope --\> retina) clue/indicator for a ophthalmologically relevant affection of the eye OR the visual pathway
  • S.p. severe ocular trauma
  • Current OR s.p. severe intraocular inflammation
  • S.p. intraocular surgery within the past three months

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 7 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 15 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

16 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04060238

Start Date

January 7 2020

End Date

March 15 2020

Last Update

March 31 2020

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Ulrich SCHIEFER

Aalen, Deutschland, Germany, 73430