Abstract
Mesopic vision covers the intermediate range between photopic and scotopic vision, when both rods and cones are active. The transition from photopic to scotopic vision produces a change in the overall spectral sensitivity of the visual system, which is manifested as the Purkinje shift, and which is attributed to a progressive change from cone activity to rod activity. Assessment of mesopic vision is complex and what is actually happening in mesopic vision is not fully understood.
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Viénot, F. (1991). Transition from Photopic to Scotopic Light Assessments and Possible Underlying Processes. In: Valberg, A., Lee, B.B. (eds) From Pigments to Perception. NATO ASI Series, vol 203. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3718-2_5
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