Best and worse color sense discrimination in males and females

Abstract

The purpose of the work. To determine the best and worse color sense discrimination in males and females.

Material and methods. 66 females (132) and 34 males (67) were evaluated.  Age±SD of the females was 62.85±11.88, and males 62.15±9.93. For visual acuity testing, a typical Snellen chart (the direction of the gap in Landolt C) was used. A computerised Farnsworth–Munsell 100 hue test was used for color discrimination.

Results. There were no difference between males and females color sense discrimination, p>0.05.

Conclusion. The best and worse color sense using F-M 100 hue test  in males and females was absolutely the same.