Published date: Mar 25 2019

Journal Title: KnE Social Sciences

Issue title: 3rd UNJ International Conference on Technical and Vocational Education and Training 2018 (3rd ICTVET 2018)

Pages: 462–470

DOI: 10.18502/kss.v3i12.4114

D Suparyadi

M Yusro

P Yuliatmojo

Ishihara is the most commonly used conventional test for color blindness testing. Ishihara test is a collection of stacked pictorial cards and colored spots, often used to diagnose red–green deficiency. The purpose of this research is to make Ishihara method of color blindness test based on microcontroller system to get more accurate test results. This color blindness test system works by using a microcontroller (Arduino board) as a processing device that processes input data from the user’s LCD touchscreen (instead of manual images) and saves the test results into a database server. The results show that this color blindness test works very well because it can distinguish between normal vision and color blindness. This tool produces test information that is more accurate than conventional tests. This tool is also able to store test results in the database server and can be accessed by users via smartphones android and personal computers.

Keywords: Ishihara method, microcontroller, Arduino, color blindness test

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