Xanthopsia

Xanthopsia

Xanthopsia refers to the predominance of yellow in vision due to a yellowing of the optic media of the eye. The most common cause is digoxin toxicity and the development of cataracts which can cause a yellow filtering effect.

It has been suggested that Digitalis-derived digoxin, used to treat heart failure, induced xanthopsia responsible for the yellow tinting exhibited by many of Van Gogh's works. [http://www.psych.ucalgary.ca/PACE/VA-Lab/AVDE-Website/VanGogh.html]

ee also

Cyanopsia

External links

[http://www.psych.ucalgary.ca/pace/va-lab/Brian/acquired.htm] Visual Disturbances, University of Calgary Optical Science Dept.


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