PMID- 10198866
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19990609
LR  - 20190822
IS  - 0886-3350 (Print)
IS  - 0886-3350 (Linking)
VI  - 25
IP  - 4
DP  - 1999 Apr
TI  - Assessment of potential macular function using a color saturation discrimination 
      test in eyes with cataract.
PG  - 569-74
AB  - PURPOSE: To study the efficacy of a color saturation discrimination test (CSDT) 
      in assessing potential macular function in eyes with cataract. SETTING: Yamanashi 
      Medical University and Nirasaki City Hospital, Yamanashi, Japan. METHODS: In this 
      prospective study of 200 consecutive eyes with cataract, the thresholds of color 
      saturation discrimination on 6 hues were measured with the CSDT. The CSDT program 
      was run on a personal computer and cathode-ray tube color monitor. The 
      preoperative CSDT scores and postoperative visual acuities were compared. In 
      addition, preoperative laser interferometry (LI) and postoperative CSDT were 
      performed on selected patients and the results compared with their preoperative 
      CSDT results. RESULTS: Patients who had a CSDT score of 11 or more had a 
      significantly lower postoperative visual acuity (P < .0001). The prevalence of 
      neuroretinal abnormality postoperatively increased with the preoperative CSDT 
      score. The CSDT score was not correlated with preoperative visual acuity (P = 
      1409). Cataract severity had little influence on the CSDT score. The preoperative 
      results of the CSDT and Ll were correlated with the postoperative acuity, with 
      the correlation coefficient being stronger with the CSDT (r = -0.338 and 0.276 
      for CSDT and Ll, respectively). CONCLUSION: The CSDT was effective in evaluating 
      neuroretinal pathology and predicting postoperative acuity.
FAU - Kogure, S
AU  - Kogure S
AD  - Department of Ophthalmology, Yamanashi Medical University, Japan.
FAU - Iijima, H
AU  - Iijima H
FAU - Tsukahara, S
AU  - Tsukahara S
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Cataract Refract Surg
JT  - Journal of cataract and refractive surgery
JID - 8604171
SB  - IM
MH  - Cataract/*complications/physiopathology
MH  - Color Perception/*physiology
MH  - Color Perception Tests/*methods
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - Lens Implantation, Intraocular
MH  - Macula Lutea/*physiology
MH  - Phacoemulsification
MH  - Prospective Studies
MH  - Visual Acuity/*physiology
EDAT- 1999/04/13 00:00
MHDA- 1999/04/13 00:01
CRDT- 1999/04/13 00:00
PHST- 1999/04/13 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1999/04/13 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1999/04/13 00:00 [entrez]
AID - S0886-3350(99)80058-3 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/s0886-3350(99)80058-3 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Cataract Refract Surg. 1999 Apr;25(4):569-74. doi: 
      10.1016/s0886-3350(99)80058-3.