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ArticleJournal of vision2026

Perceptual consequences of retinal stabilization with high-frequency non-stroboscopic displays.

Y Howard Li, Soma Mizobuchi, Jie Z Wang, Michele Rucci

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Article in Journal of vision, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors.

Y Howard LiDepartment of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester, NY, USA.
Soma MizobuchiDepartment of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester, NY, USA.
Jie Z WangDepartment of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester, NY, USA.
Michele RucciDepartment of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester, NY, USA.

Funding

VISUAL SCIENCE RESEARCH CTR SUPPORTP30EY001319 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI Susana Marcos · 1985 to 2026
$17.5M
Function of Fixational Instability During Natural ViewingR01EY018363 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI RUCCI, MICHELE · 2007 to 2025
$7.8M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY001319NEI NIH HHS R01 EY018363
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During natural fixation, small eye movements continually modulate the input to the retina. Previous studies have shown that this motion enhances sensitivity to fine spatial detail, a conclusion supported by findings of reduced sensitivity to high-but not low-spatial frequencies when stimuli are immobilized on the retina for brief periods of time. Most prior retinal stabilization studies have relied on fast-phosphor cathode ray tube (CRT) displays or adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscopes (AOSLOs), both of which deliver temporally pulsed stimulation. This raises the question of whether stimulus flicker contributed to the previously observed perceptual impairments under retinal stabilization. Here, we replicate stabilization experiments using two types of fast displays that provide more continuous stimulation: liquid-crystal display (LCD) and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) monitors. We again find an impairment in sensitivity to high spatial frequencies under retinal stabilization. Analyses of the retinal input confirm high-quality stabilization within the temporal bandwidth of human vision. These results show that retinal stabilization effects are robust across display technologies and are little affected by the specific dynamics of modern displays.

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Fixation, OcularPhotic StimulationRetinaHumansLiquid Crystals

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PMID42517849
PMCPMC13426865

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