Xanthopsia

Xanthopsia is a color vision deficiency in which there is a predominance of yellow in vision due to a yellowing of the optical media
of the eye. The most common cause is 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 Digitalis-derived digoxin, used to treat heart failure, induced xanthopsia responsible for the yellow tinting
exhibited by many of Van Gogh's works.[1]

Xanthopsia is also a rare side-effect of jaundice, in which bilirubin may be deposited into the eye in sufficient quantity to produce a
yellow tint to the vision.[2]

See also
Cyanopsia
Van Gogh syndrome

References
1. "Vincent van Gogh" (http://www.psych.ucalgary.ca/PACE/VA-Lab/AVDE-Website/VanGogh.html). Psych.ucalgary.ca.
Retrieved 2015-07-09.
2. Weatherall, D. J.; Ledingham, J. G. G.; Warrell, D. A. (1996). Oxford Textbook of Medicine. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford
University Press. 2055.

External links
Acquired Colour Vision Deficiencies —University of Calgary, Vision & Aging Lab

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