TY - JOUR
T1 - Blizzard of '83 Erythropsia
AU - Sternberg, Paul
AU - Fagadau, Warren R.
AU - Massof, Robert W.
AU - Stark, Waiter J.
PY - 1983/6/16
Y1 - 1983/6/16
N2 - To the Editor: In the aftermath of the blizzard of'83 (Feb. 11), many patients in the Baltimore area who had aphakia or pseudophakia reported the acute onset of “red vision” after outdoor activity, such as snow shoveling. Visual acuities were unaffected, and funduscopic examination revealed no macular abnormalities. This phenomenon, referred to as erythropsia, is a form of chromatopsia, in which there is a perversion of color vision. Chromatopsia may be seen as a manifestation of drug intoxication (i.e., digitalis),1 in association with jaundice, subsequent to intraocular hemorrhage, or in the context of focal cerebral pathology.2 In addition, patients.
AB - To the Editor: In the aftermath of the blizzard of'83 (Feb. 11), many patients in the Baltimore area who had aphakia or pseudophakia reported the acute onset of “red vision” after outdoor activity, such as snow shoveling. Visual acuities were unaffected, and funduscopic examination revealed no macular abnormalities. This phenomenon, referred to as erythropsia, is a form of chromatopsia, in which there is a perversion of color vision. Chromatopsia may be seen as a manifestation of drug intoxication (i.e., digitalis),1 in association with jaundice, subsequent to intraocular hemorrhage, or in the context of focal cerebral pathology.2 In addition, patients.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198306163082418
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198306163082418
M3 - Letter
C2 - 6855823
AN - SCOPUS:0021106149
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 308
SP - 1482
EP - 1483
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 24
ER -