A pathological indicator for dysthyroid optic neuropathy: tritan color vision deficiency.
Aylin Garip KueblerKathrin HalfterLukas ReznicekAnnemarie KlingensteinSiegfried PriglingerGünther RudolphChristoph HintschichPublished in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2021)
We found blue-yellow (tritan) deficiency, to be a sensitive and reliable indicator of dysthyroid optic neuropathy. We conclude that, in cases with suspected DON, a color vision test that can detect tritan deficiency is an essential tool for the adequate assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of DON.