Farnsworth – Munsell 100 hue test associations with recurrent pituitary adenomas

Brigita Glebauskienė, Dovile Simonaviciute, Rasa Liutkevičienė, Loresa Kriaučiūnienė, Kęstutis Šinkūnas, Dalia Žaliūnienė

Abstract


Purpose. To evaluate associations between the recurrence of PA and color contrast sensitivity by using F-M 100 hue test.

Methods. 132 eyes of 66 patients with PA, 18 eyes of 9 patients with recurrent PA and 198 eyes of 99 healthy people were included in the study. Color contrast sensitivity was analysed by using Farnsworth - Munsell 100 hue test.

Results. In the group of patients with non-recurrent PA the error score was 63,62 (mean rank), while in the group of patients who had the recurrence of PA - 84,72 (mean rank) (p=0,03).

Conclusion. The results of F-M 100 hue test were statistically significant better in the non-recurrent PA group compared to the group of patients with recurrent PA.


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