QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY ASSURANCE 2010/112010/11

COLOR VISION COLOR VISION RECORDERRECORDER

Presented by: Ms Silvia ChanPresented by: Ms Silvia Chan

OPTOMETRY DEPARTMENTOPTOMETRY DEPARTMENT

BackgroundBackground

• The purpose of color vision test is to identify, The purpose of color vision test is to identify, classify, or grade a color vision deficiency.classify, or grade a color vision deficiency.

• The reasons for looking into someone’s color The reasons for looking into someone’s color vision capabilities may be to evaluate fitness vision capabilities may be to evaluate fitness for a certain occupation or as a diagnostic aid.for a certain occupation or as a diagnostic aid.

Farnsworth-Munsell 100-hueFarnsworth-Munsell 100-hue test (FM- test (FM-100) and 100) and Farnsworth D-15Farnsworth D-15 (D15) (D15) test test

done in 2005 - 2011done in 2005 - 2011

FM-100FM-100 D15D15

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2007-20082007-2008 44 66

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Challenges with Challenges with Conventional tests using Conventional tests using

color capscolor caps• Time consuming (pTime consuming (plottinglotting, analysis and storage of the , analysis and storage of the

resultsresults manually) manually)

• Discolorations of the capsDiscolorations of the caps

• Contact Contact dirtdirt or or grease grease on capson caps

• DishonestyDishonesty

Discolorations of the Discolorations of the capscaps

Contact dirt or grease on Contact dirt or grease on capcap

DishonestyDishonesty

Implementation of Color Implementation of Color Vision Recorder in Oct Vision Recorder in Oct

20092009 Color Vision Recorder vs Conventional D-15 test

Color Vision RecorderColor Vision Recorder

• The Color Vision Recorder is a Windows softThe Color Vision Recorder is a Windows software program for ware program for testingtesting and automatic scoriand automatic scoringng the the following following color vision arrangement testcolor vision arrangement testss: :

1. 1. Farnsworth-Munsell 100-hue (FM-100) Farnsworth-Munsell 100-hue (FM-100)

2. 2. Farnsworth D-15 Farnsworth D-15

3. 3. Lanthony desaturated D-15Lanthony desaturated D-15

AdvantagesAdvantages

• MModern office appearance odern office appearance

• YYounger patients will appreciate the more computer gounger patients will appreciate the more computer game like testingame like testing

• SShorter analysis time horter analysis time

• AAutomatic results analysis and archivingutomatic results analysis and archiving

• EEasy comparison of different test results of the same asy comparison of different test results of the same patientpatient

• NNo fading of colorso fading of colors

• CCost effective ost effective

MM odern office appearanceodern office appearance

Main window of the Main window of the softwaresoftware

Screenshot of a testing Screenshot of a testing window of a D15 testwindow of a D15 test

Screenshot of a results Screenshot of a results window of a D15 testwindow of a D15 test

Screenshot of a results Screenshot of a results window of an FM-100 window of an FM-100

testtest

Automatic analysis (fail/pass, protaAutomatic analysis (fail/pass, protan, deutan, or tritan)n, deutan, or tritan)

Report LayoutReport Layout

A patient history graph to see if A patient history graph to see if thethe patient is stable over timepatient is stable over time

CComparison of conventional omparison of conventional D1D155 test to the Color Vision test to the Color Vision

RecorderRecorder• AA ccuracy was statistically the same (p=0.05) as the traditccuracy was statistically the same (p=0.05) as the tradit

ional Farnsworth and Lanthony D-15 "cap" testsional Farnsworth and Lanthony D-15 "cap" tests

• SShorter time to administerhorter time to administer the test the test

• AA utomatic recordingutomatic recording

• MoMore straightforward diagnosis of color vision deficiencyre straightforward diagnosis of color vision deficiency

Reference:Reference:COMPARISON OF FARNSWORTH AND LANTHONY D-15 COLOR VISION TESTS TO ACOMPARISON OF FARNSWORTH AND LANTHONY D-15 COLOR VISION TESTS TO A COMCOM

PUTERIZED COLOR VISION CAP REARRANGEMENT TEST Kundart J, Citek K. American PUTERIZED COLOR VISION CAP REARRANGEMENT TEST Kundart J, Citek K. American Academy of Optometry meeting 2006 (Denver)Academy of Optometry meeting 2006 (Denver)

ConclusionsConclusions

• The The Color Vision RecorderColor Vision Recorder is very user-friendly. is very user-friendly.

• It provides automation of data calculation and analysis which It provides automation of data calculation and analysis which eases practitioners work and saves significant time compared teases practitioners work and saves significant time compared to the conventional caps and worksheets.o the conventional caps and worksheets.

• Practitioners can save money as replacing color caps becomes Practitioners can save money as replacing color caps becomes history. Theoretically the Color Vision Recorder can be used history. Theoretically the Color Vision Recorder can be used life long.life long.

  

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