Threshold Measurements of Spectral Sensitivity in a Blue Monocone Monochromat

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Abstract

Threshold measurements of spectral sensitivity were obtained from a blue monocone monochromat using a foveal fixation target. The dark-adapted spectral sensitivity function could be represented by the luminosity function of the rods (CIE C_λ^') weighted by xanthophyll. With a 6.2 troland (td) background the spectral sensitivity function was identical to that of the blue cones (Stiles π₁ for wavelengths between 395 and 505 nm. With a 0.4-td background, a double-peaked function was obtained, representing the complete linear summation of the VC_λ^' function and blue cones. It is suggested that the VC_λ^' function obtained with a foveal fixation target is determined by cones and not rods.