a visual disorder defined by deficient or absent function in the retinal cones, resulting in colour blindness and in decreased vision in bright lights
Examples of 'achromatopsia' in a sentence
achromatopsia
Clinical signs and symptoms were consistent with a clinical impression of autosomal recessive achromatopsia.
Xi-Teng Chen, Hui Huang, Yan-Hua Chen, Li-Jie Dong, Xiao-Rong Li, Xiao-Min Zhang 2015, 'Achromatopsia caused by novel missense mutations in the CNGA3 gene', International Journal of Ophthalmologyhttp://www.ijo.cn/en_publish/2015/5/20150510.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Color vision tests were altered mainly in achromatopsia and in cone distrophy.
Heloisa Andrade Maestrini, Luciene Chaves Fernandes, Ana Cláudia Monteiro Oliveira 2004, 'Distrofias retinianas da infância: análise retrospectiva Retinal dystrophies in childhood:retrospective analysis', Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492004000600005. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We describe a patient with persistent cerebral achromatopsia occurring after bilateral occipital strokes.
Antonio Carota, Pasquale Calabrese 2013, 'The Achromatic ‘Philosophical Zombie', a Syndrome of Cerebral Achromatopsia with ColorAnopsognosia', Case Reports in Neurologyhttp://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/351027. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)