title: A maximum motion technique for assessment of color vision defects.
abstract: Several luminance-matching methods, such as flicker fusion and the minimum motion technique (MMT), are capable of detecting certain forms of abnormal color vision. We present evidence that the heterochromatic fusion nystagmus (HFN) luminance matching technique can discriminate among normal trichromats, protanopes, and deuteranomals. The HFN luminance matching technique has the advantage that it provides a positive indication of isoluminance (maximization of motion) as opposed to the MMT and flicker fusion methods, which indicate isoluminance by the minimization of motion and flicker, respectively. We tested 16 normal trichromats, 6 protanopes, and 4 deuteranomals with the HFN technique. Results indicate that HFN is a useful tool for examining color vision. Because the HFN stimulus elicits reflexive eye movements (optokinetic nystagmus) that follow the apparent motion of the stimulus, HFN luminance matching will be particularly useful in animal and infant research, where other color vision tests are difficult to implement.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. charles@hebb.psych.mcgill.ca
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Collin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chaudhuri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003119:Color Perception Tests; D003117:Color Vision Defects / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015350:Contrast Sensitivity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009039:Motion Perception; D009760:Nystagmus, Physiologic