Rod monochromat sensitivity to sine wave flicker at luminances saturating the rods.
The flicker sensitivity (temporal modulation transfer function) of a rod monochromat was measured at luminances in the range of 8 to 782 scotopic td. The results could be fitted by a single curve shifted vertically, suggesting that rod saturation is independent of the temporal properties of the stimulus. This is consistent with the hypothesis that rod saturation is a pure receptor phenomenon.
D000328:Adult; D003118:Color Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D003117:Color Vision Defects / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003623:Dark Adaptation; D005425:Flicker Fusion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000150:complications; D055095:Optics and Photonics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D010786:Photoreceptor Cells / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014787:Vision Tests / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014792:Visual Acuity