Can an athlete who is color blind be tested?
Color blindness can be accounted for after the patient takes the ImPACT test. First, it should be stated that it is VERY rare to have achromatic color blindness and minimal color blindness will not affect the test in any way shape or form. If achromatic color blindness does truly exist in the patient, the only test this condition will affect is the Color Match test (module 5), as all other tests do not depend on color recognition. On the Color Match test, there is a sample prior to taking the test. If the patient cannot complete this, they will skip that test and zeros will be entered in the raw data of the report (Page 3 under Module 5). If this does occur (again, this is a very infrequent condition), the only composite score that will be affected is the Reaction Time score. This score will be artificially lowered (and hence improved). Any test administrator who reviews the data and see that this error has occurred can also readjust the scores using the attached file (see attached han
