Ishihara test

English

Etymology

Devised by Shinobu Ishihara, a professor at the University of Tokyo, who first published his tests in 1917.

Noun

Ishihara test (plural Ishihara tests)

1. A test for red-green color blindness, using a number of colored plates (Ishihara plates), each of which contains a circle of dots of various colors and sizes. Depending on the person's vision, certain dots within the pattern will appear to form recognizable numbers or shapes.