Compare Contrast Sensitivity

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Research hypothesis: Contrast sensitivity will be negatively affected by cataracts shown by a decrease in luminance/Webster/Michelson/RMS contrast. This is due to the cataract clouding the lens, impeding on the pathway from the object to photoreceptors. There has been extensive discussion within VISN1101 and VISN1221 surrounding the formation of cataracts and how it affects vision. When cataracts were being discussed, visual acuity was one of the main aspects of vision being explored within the classroom. There are other specific aspects of vision such as colour sensitivity and contrast sensitivity which was not discussed in the same amount of complexity as visual acuity. I have decided to research about contrast sensitivity in order to give