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Abstract #6719 Published in IGR 4-1

Simple and inexpensive software designed for the evaluation of color

Otaka I; Kumagai K; Inagaki Y; Shimoyama M; Saegusa K; Hara T
American Journal of Ophthalmology 2002; 133: 140-142


PURPOSE: To report on new software that was specially designed to evaluate color. METHODS: Software development and observational case report. Each pixel on a computer screen is composed of three colors: red, green, and blue (RGB). This software analyzes the intensity of each RGB component in a specific area chosen by the user. To test their software, the authors evaluated the color level of the irises of a subject, which became darker as a side-effect of Xalatan (latanoprost; Pharmacia Corporation, Peapack, New Jersey) eyedrops. RESULTS: The authors successfully expressed the level of the color of the iris by number. CONCLUSIONS: This software measures the color of a lesion and thereby provides an objective evaluation of color. This software is downloadable, without cost, from http://www.isao.com.

Dr. I. Otaka, Department of Ophthalmology, Shizuoka Red Cross Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan. otaka@isao.com


Classification:

6.20 Progression (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods)



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