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  • Title: Congenital color blindness in young Turkish men.
    Author: Citirik M, Acaroglu G, Batman C, Zilelioglu O.
    Journal: Ophthalmic Epidemiol; 2005 Apr; 12(2):133-7. PubMed ID: 16019694.
    Abstract:
    We investigated a healthy population of men from different regions of Turkey for the presence of congenital red-green color blindness. Using Ishihara pseudoisochromatic plates, 941 healthy men from the Turkish army were tested for congenital red-green color blindness. The prevalence of red-green color blindness was 7.33 +/- 0.98% (5.10% protans and 2.23% deutans). These ratios were higher than other reported samples from Mediterranean Europe. Higher percentages of color blindness were found in regions with a lower education level and more consanguineous marriages.
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