title: Interocular differences in transverse chromatic aberration determine chromostereopsis for small pupils.
abstract: Chromostereopsis has been attributed previously to interocular differences in foveal transverse chromatic aberration (TCA). We tested this hypothesis by measuring chromostereopsis as a function of the separation of small artificial pupils. We also measured the monocular transverse chromatic aberration under the same conditions. Our results show that chromostereopsis with small pupils can be precisely accounted for by the interocular difference in monocular transverse chromatic aberration. This relationship is closely predicted by a simple water eye model.
authors.affiliation: Department of Visual Sciences, School of Optometry, Indiana University, Bloomington 47405.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Thibos
authors.forename: X X
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D003118:Color Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D003867:Depth Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D009903:Optical Illusions / Q000502:physiology*; D011680:Pupil