Abstract

There is a growing body of evidence indicating that deficits in temporal sensitivity represent an early symptom of chronic open angle glaucoma (1-4). However, the methodologies typically employed favor detection within the achromatic system. The purpose of the present study was to begin to explore the extent to which temporal sensitivity in the chromatic pathways may be sacrificed in glaucoma. The initial strategy that was adopted entailed testing pure glaucoma patients and suspects who, with at least one eye, scored within the normal range on both the H-R-R Pseudoisochromatic Plates, and the Farnsworth-Munsell 100 Hue Test. In this way, we could also clearly assess the value of measuring temporal chromatic sensitivity as compared to the use of color discrimination tests conducted under steady-state luminance conditions.

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