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Changes in colour discrimination during the menstrual cycle.
Luigi Di RosaGiuseppe GiuffrèFabio Fiorinosubject
Adultgenetic structuresColor visionmedia_common.quotation_subjectVisual AcuityPhysiologyReproductive ageSettore BIO/10 - BiochimicamedicineHumansColor perception testOvulationMenstrual cycleMenstrual Cyclemedia_commonColor Perception Testsmedicine.diagnostic_testSettore MED/30 - Malattie Apparato Visivobusiness.industryColour VisionGeneral Medicineeye diseasesSensory SystemsMestrual CycleOphthalmologybusinessFarnsworth-Munsell 100 hue testColor Perceptiondescription
A group of normal women of reproductive age were recruited to investigate colour discrimination during the various phases of the menstrual cycle. Colour vision was tested with the Farnsworth-Munsell 100-hue arrangement test, and the test was administered at 3 time points: the beginning of the cycle, ovulation, and the end of the cycle. We found that colour discrimination was better at ovulation than at the other 2 time points. It is possible that psychological as well as hormonal factors could contribute to improved colour vision performance at ovulation.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-12-18 | Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde |