Visual Acuity Under Conditions of Chromatic Differences without Differences in Luminance,

Abstract

Visual acuity was measured for gratings in which alternate sets of bars differed in wavelength, but not in luminance. This chromatic acuity increases with increasing wavelength difference, but does not reach values as high as achromatic acuity, contrary to earlier reports. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0734931

Entities

People

  • C. R. Cavonius
  • R. Hilz

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Achromatic
  • Biological Sciences
  • Luminance
  • Musculoskeletal And Neural Physiology
  • Nervous System Physiology
  • Ocular Vision
  • Optical Properties
  • Physical Properties
  • Physiology
  • Visual Acuity

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.