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A simplified review is given of types of color processing defects which may be caused by cortical disorders. Testing for cortical color defects is then discussed with particular emphasis on demonstrating whether a cortical achromatopsia is ‘color-selective’ in the sense that color discrimination is more affected than other visual functions.
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King-Smith, P.E. (1989). Cortical Color Defects. In: Drum, B., Verriest, G. (eds) Colour Vision Deficiencies IX. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 52. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2695-0_16
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