The effect of reduced viewing time on colour vision in normal subjects and those with abnormal ocular conditions.

The effect of restricting viewing time to 3.75 ms in normal subjects is to produce a tritan-like colour response on the City University colour vision test. This response pattern is consistent and is repeatable for standard illuminant C at 600 lx. Supplementary tests suggest that the effect is due to a defect of the blue/yellow opponent system rather than a true tritan defect. The same test when repeated on subjects with amblyopia or retinal pathology provides different results which may aid in the differential diagnosis of some visual disorders.