One method of assessing color vision is to ask the observer to detect a number hidden in a pattern of different colored circles. This is known as the:
A) Purkinje exam
B) Ishihara test
C) Farnsworth-Munsell test
D) Young-Helmholtz test

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The Ishihara test is specifically designed to assess color vision deficiencies, and involves identifying numbers hidden in a pattern of different colored circles. The Purkinje exam, Farnsworth-Munsell test, and Young-Helmholtz test all involve different methods of assessing color vision, but do not use the same pattern-based approach as the Ishihara test.

One Method of Assessing Color Vision Is to Ask the Observer