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Volume: 38 | Article ID: IQSP-245
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Color Perception Through Tinted Eyewear: An Experimental Evaluation using Visual Search with Reflective Samples
  DOI :  10.2352/EI.2026.38.8.IQSP-245  Published OnlineMarch 2026
Abstract
Abstract

Tinted eyewear alters the spectral information reaching the human eye, potentially influencing visual performance in real-world tasks. Our previous work quantified changes in color discrimination ability under tinted eyewear using a psychophysical experiment. The present study extends this investigation by employing a visual search method to evaluate perceptual sensitivity. Two psychophysical experiments were conducted to evaluate visual performance under tinted eyewear: one focused on small color difference, assessed by reaction time and accuracy of target detection, and the other on large color differences, evaluating discrimination ability with increasing viewing distance. Overall, the results suggest that color appearance–based evaluations may help account for variations in task performance under tinted eyewear, particularly for small color difference stimuli. For large color difference stimuli, performance difference caused by tinted eyewear were observed, but the relationship between prediction and performance was not clear, which needs future investigation. By comparing the experimental data with model predictions, this study aims to provide a deeper understanding of the perceptual behavior changes caused by tinted eyewear.

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Shuyi Zhao, Sanaz Aghamohammadi Kalkhoran, Likhitha Nagahanumaiah, Susan Farnand, Christopher Thorstenson, "Color Perception Through Tinted Eyewear: An Experimental Evaluation using Visual Search with Reflective Samplesin Electronic Imaging,  2026,  pp 245-1 - 245-7,  https://doi.org/10.2352/EI.2026.38.8.IQSP-245

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