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  • Ophthalmology and Vision Science
  • Photoreceptor Physiology
  • Clinical Psychophysics

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  • Two-colour computerised perimetry assesses cone and rod function in retinal diseases.
  • The adaptational state during testing is crucial for accurate interpretation of results.
  • Previous studies have not fully characterized rod and cone adaptation in this technique.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the adaptational state of rod and cone mechanisms during two-colour perimetry.
  • To investigate how background luminance affects visual sensitivity.
  • To predict the impact of retinal diseases on perimetric results.

Main Methods:

  • Measured sensitivity to blue (480 nm) and red (640 nm) stimuli in 10 normal subjects.
  • Tested across 17 locations in the central visual field.
  • Varied background luminance from scotopic to photopic conditions and fitted threshold-versus-intensity (tvi) functions.

Main Results:

  • No clear rod-cone break observed for red stimuli.
  • Rod to cone detection transition occurred at mesopic levels for blue stimuli.
  • Cone adaptation showed Weber-like behavior only at higher background luminances (approx. 1 log cd.m⁻²).

Conclusions:

  • Asymmetries in adaptation can artefactually favor detection of rod sensitivity loss under scotopic conditions.
  • Cone sensitivity loss may be favored under mesopic conditions.
  • Understanding adaptation is critical for accurate diagnosis of retinal diseases using perimetry.