ISSN 0886-3067

Volume No 36 Issue No 4

Color Vision Defects among Textile Mill Workers in Lahore

Purpose: To find out the color vision defects among textile mill workers in Lahore. Study Design: Descriptive cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: University of Lahore from June 2019 to December 2019. Methods: Study was done at different textile mills in Lahore, Pakistan. Self-designed proforma was used to record data including age, gender, occupation, any medication or surgery. The workers with best corrected visual acuity of 6/6 and refractive error less than 3.00 D of sphere or astigmatism less than 1 D of cylinder with no history of ocular surgeries were included in the study. Color vision was assessed using Ishihara Isochromatic color plates. Examination of the anterior segment and posterior segment was done by using slit lamp Biomicroscopy and 90 D of condensing lens.Data was entered and analyzed using the SPSS version 22.