THE EFFECT OF CERTAIN ILLUMINANTS ON SCORES MADE ON PSEUDO-ISOCHROMATIC TESTS

Abstract

The selection of pseudo-isochromatic plates and the interpretation of the scores have been decided from studies made under standard illuminants. However, color tests in the Navy are administered under a wide variety of lighting conditions. The color temperature of a number of these illuminants was measured, and two test lights were selected which represented diverse parts of the color-illuminant range: one, yellowish incandescent light, the other, standard mixed daylight. An abridged set of A.O. Plates was given to a test group under these two lights. Present acceptance-rejection standards are invalid when pseudo-isochromatic plates are administered under non-standard illumination. The administration of the plates under yellowish light-natural or incandescent--tends to cause rejection of protanomalous and acceptance of deuteranomalous applicants.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 22, 1943
Accession Number
AD0622185

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  • C. W. Shilling
  • Dean Farnsworth
  • J. D. Reed

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  • Biomedical

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  • Air Force
  • Aviation Medicine
  • Biomedical Research
  • Color Temperature
  • Color Vision
  • Daylight
  • Illuminants
  • Illumination
  • Lamps
  • Light Sources
  • Materials
  • Navy
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  • Rejection
  • Standards
  • Submarine Bases
  • Submarines

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