Effects of induced transverse chromatic aberration from an afocal prismatic lens on spatio-temporal sensitivity.
The goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of ophthalmic lens-induced transverse chromatic aberrations (TCA) in natural viewing conditions on spatio-temporal thresholds. Three psychophysical experiments were performed; the first isolating the spatial component, the second isolating the temporal component and the third assessing spatio-temporal combinations. Taken together, the results show that TCA has profound effects on medium to high spatial frequencies (above 1 cpd) consistent with previous studies, and that the ratio of deficit TCA/blur can be higher than 2:1 for equivalent dioptric strengths. Furthermore, the results of Experiment 1 and 3 taken together show that the relative sensitivity loss caused by TCA can differ significantly between individuals and that a possible factor for this differential loss is the overall baseline spatio-temporal sensitivity profile of the individual.
Faubert
J
J
Ecole d'Optométrie, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada. faubert@ere.umontreal.ca
Simonet
P
P
Gresset
J
J
D000328:Adult; D003118:Color Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D015350:Contrast Sensitivity / Q000502:physiology*; D005139:Eyeglasses; D006801:Humans; D010775:Photic Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D011601:Psychophysics; D012684:Sensory Thresholds; D013998:Time Perception / Q000502:physiology