Xanthopsia
Sign in to saveXanthopsia is a color vision deficiency in which there is a dominantly yellow bias in vision. The most common causes are digoxin's inhibitory action on the sodium pump, and the development of cataracts which can cause a yellow filtering effect.
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It is catalogued under the topic Color vision.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
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Xanthopsia is a color vision deficiency in which there is a dominantly yellow bias in vision. The most common causes are digoxin's inhibitory action on the sodium pump, and the development of cataracts which can cause a yellow filtering effect.
It has been suggested that Van Gogh contracted xanthopsia as a result of digoxin consumption. Digoxin is a medication derived from digitalis and used to treat various heart conditions. This theory claims xanthopsia as the cause of the yellow tinting exhibited by many of his works.
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