Spectral transmission of the human ocular media.

Abstract The existing literature on transmission of the human ocular media in the visible region is reviewed. Added is an ocular density curve derived from the CIE scotopic sensitivity function and the absorption curve of human rhodopsin. This ocular density curve fits the literature data very well and can serve as the transmission curve of a standard observer. The extent of individual differences in ocular density is calculated to be ±25 per cent of the average density values.

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