Abstract
This paper describes a new and simpler method for measuring temporal MTF (Modulation Transfer Function) of human vision. The test pattern using a television monitor consists of temporal frequency bursts which are made of vertical stripes and are aligned from 1 Hz to 30 Hz in the horizontal direction. Contrast of the test pattern changes exponentially in the vertical direction. A subject traces the position at a threshold level of the test pattern under the natural viewing condition, and the temporal MTF of the subject is obtained within two minutes. The experimental value obtained with the proposed method agrees well with the result of the conventional single frequency method. This method is expected to find application in the eye clinics.
