Table 1. .
Code Number |
Sex |
Ageb |
Weeks Postinjuryc |
Photophobia? |
Colors Mitigating Photophobia |
1 | F | 25 | 50 | Yes | Red, green, purple |
2 | F | 27 | 150 | Yes | Green, purple |
3 | M | 22 | 0.17 | No | |
4 | F | 75 | 2.5 | Yes | Green, magenta, purple |
5 | F | 53 | 9.5 | Yes | Blue, purple, green |
6 | F | 53 | 25 | Yes | Red, green |
7 | M | 17 | 4 | No | |
8 | F | 15 | 104 | Yes | Red, blue |
9 | F | 49 | 125 | Yes | ND |
10 | M | 17 | 2 | No | |
11 | M | 18 | 4 | Yes | Rose |
12 | M | 53 | 12 | Yes | Green |
13 | F | 30 | 52 | Yes | Blue, indigo, magenta |
14 | M | 65 | 156 | No | |
15 | F | 47 | 40 | Yes | Blue |
16 | F | 26 | 156 | Yes | Green, purple |
17 | M | 30 | 7 | No | |
18 | M | 22 | 12 | Yes | ND |
19 | F | 17 | 1 | Yes | Green |
20 | F | 42 | 6 | Yes | ND |
21 | F | 20 | 4 | Yes | Violet, indigo, magenta |
22 | F | 54 | 12 | Yes | Aqua |
23 | M | 17 | 2 | Yes | Resolved before evaluation |
24 | F | 16 | 5 | Yes | Purple, orange |
25 | F | 45 | 6.5 | No | |
26 | F | 49 | 12 | No | |
27 | F | 75 | 14 | Yes | Some relief with all colored glasses |
28 | F | 19 | 0.4 | Yes | Green, blue |
29 | F | 14 | 19 | Yes | Rose, turquoise |
30 | M | 22 | 0.17 | Yes | Resolved before evaluation |
31 | F | 17 | 40 | Yes | Green, blue |
32 | M | 18 | 1.5 | No | |
33 | M | 17 | 68 | Yes | Violet, orange, magenta |
34 | M | 41 | 11 | Yes | ND |
35 | F | 59 | 3.5 | No | |
36 | F | 29 | 250 | Yes | Green, blue |
37 | M | 43 | 15 | No | |
38 | F | 48 | 4 | Yes | Violet, pink, magenta |
39 | M | 27 | 18 | Yes | Red, blue |
40 | F | 20 | 24 | Yes | Red, pink |
41 | M | 21 | 20 | Yes | Blue, purple |
42 | F | 55 | 10 | No | |
43 | F | 49 | 32 | Yes | Purple |
44 | F | 19 | 0.35 | Yes | Blue, turquoise |
45 | F | 28 | 6 | Yes | Blue |
46 | F | 19 | 0.17 | Yes | Blue |
47 | F | 30 | 8 | Yes | Purple, blue, red |
48 | M | 28 | 12 | Yes | Blue, purple |
49 | F | 19 | 200 | Yes | Red, blue, indigo |
50 | F | 19 | 12 | Yes | Red, purple |
51 | M | 15 | 52 | No |
Abbreviations: F, female; M, male; ND, no difference.
Of the 51 total participants (33 F, 18 M), 76% (39 of 51) had photophobia; of those, 85% (33 of 39) had relief with colored glasses.
Mean age = 32.4 ± 16.9 years.
Weeks after concussive event = 35.5 ± 56.5.