[Evaluation of the desaturated Panel D-15. II: Comparison between the desaturated Panel D-15 and Farnsworth 100-hue...

The color vision was examined in 319 subjects in a comparative manner by means of the desatured Panel D-15 and Farnsworth 100-hue test used as reference test. The results expressed by scoring, were as follows: 1) a strong correlation (r = 0.80) was evidenced between the 2 tests; 2) the probable scores of the desaturated Panel D-15 were predicted from the 100-hue scores, by means of a suitable regression equation; thus allowing the calculation of norms of the desaturated Panel D-15 by reference to the well-established norms according to age of the 100-hue test; 3) the normal or pathological character of the scores of the desaturated Panel D-15 was infered from these norms, and was in good agreement with the scores of 100-hue test (K = 0.68); 4) the normal or pathological character of the qualitative patterns of the desaturated Panel D-15 was also infered from the scores; so: the minor errors were normal from 30 years old patients; a single diametral error is normal; 3 or 4 diametral errors are normal from 65 years old patients.