The symptomatic Pulfrich phenomenon can be successfully managed with a coloured lens in front of the good eye--a long-term follow-up study.
OBJECTIVE
Many visual symptoms originating from a spontaneous Pulfrich phenomenon can be alleviated by the provision of a tinted lens worn in front of the least affected eye. Here, we report on the long-term outcome of four patients who have been provided with a uniocular tinted spectacle or contact lens.


METHODS
The case notes of four cases were reviewed. The review period was at least 5 years in all four cases.


RESULTS
In all cases, visual symptoms and perceptual difficulties occurring from the spontaneous Pulfrich effect were completely eliminated over a period of many years. In one case, the relief has been sustained over a 20-year period.


CONCLUSIONS
A uniocular tinted lens, or contact lens, provides immediate and lasting relief from the visual difficulties caused by the visual delay underlying the spontaneous Pulfrich effect.
Heron
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Department of Vision Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK.
Thompson
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Dutton
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