If you are looking forward to join military, navy, air force or want to be a pilot or merchant navy officer. It is really important to have 6/6 eyesight in each eye with no color blindness.

Below is a simple test commonly known as Ishihara test for color vision. After taking this test, you'll be able to know about your color vision.

It is always good to take a test at home before going to Eye specialists. This way you can save money and time.

What is Ishihara Test?

Ishihara is a color vision test. The Test includes 24 round plates which are also called Ishihara plates. The plates are made of colorful dots. each plate contains either a number or a tangled wiggly line. The person taking the test requires to recognize the number or trace the path of wiggly line.

How to take Test?

Take a paper and pen, Scroll down and Try to recognize the number on plate and write it down on paper. Do this with all plates, After writing all the numbers on paper, check the answers below.

Note: Few plates contains wiggly lines, there you'll need to trace the path of line.

Let's begin the Test. Start Identifying the numbers and write them down on a sheet of paper. 


Plate No. 1 
Identify the Number of this plate and write it down on a paper.
Plate No. 2 
Identify the Number of this plate and write it down on a paper.

Plate No. 3  
Identify the Number of this plate and write it down on a paper.

Plate No. 4  
Identify the Number of this plate and write it down on a paper.

Plate No. 5  
Identify the Number of this plate and write it down on a paper.

Plate No. 6  
Identify the Number of this plate and write it down on a paper.
Plate No. 7  
Identify the Number of this plate and write it down on a paper.
Plate No. 8  
Identify the Number of this plate and write it down on a paper.
Plate No. 9  
Identify the Number of this plate and write it down on a paper.

Plate No. 10  
Identify the Number of this plate and write it down on a paper.
Plate No. 11  
Identify the Number of this plate and write it down on a paper.
Plate No. 12  
Identify the Number of this plate and write it down on a paper.

Plate No. 13  
Identify the Number of this plate and write it down on a paper.
Plate No. 14  
Trace the path of line on this plate
Plate No. 15  
Trace the path of line on this plate
Plate No. 16  
Identify the Number of this plate and write it down on a paper.
Plate No. 17  
Identify the Number of this plate and write it down on a paper.
Plate No. 18 
Trace the path of line on this plate

Plate No. 19 
Trace the path of line on this plate

Plate No. 20 
Trace the path of line on this plate
  
Plate No. 21 
Trace the path of line on this plate
 
Plate No. 22
Trace the path of line on this plate
Plate No. 23 
Trace the path of line on this plate

Plate No. 24
Trace the path of line on this plate




Answers


Plate 24: The Line should look like


Result of Test

Once you've finished the test (completed all 24 plates) Now its time to check answers. Below are answers of all 24 plates. 

• If you were able to answer them all then congratulations you've passed this tests and your color vision is Normal.

• If you weren't able to answer it correctly then I suggest you must consult an eye specialist as soon as possible. You might be color blind.

Recently I went to an Eye specialist for my eyesight Test, I am looking forward to join Merchant navy and to be eligible I should have 6/6 eyesight in each eye with no color blindness. The Test went great and the results showed positive results. My eyesight was 6/6 with Normal color vision.

Hope This article Helped.

_________________________________________________ Source: The images were taken from the website, www.colour-blindness.com