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1. To isolate the blue cones of the normal eye, blue sine-wave gratings were superimposed on a bright yellow background. Threshold contrasts for resolution of the gratings were then determined.

2. Under these conditions visual acuity for high contrast gratings on four normal subjects was on the average 0·31 min^-1. This is about a factor of 6 lower than grating acuity under optimal conditions.

3. The contrast sensitivity of two subjects who lack the normal red and green receptor mechanisms was measured using blue sinusoidally modulated gratings. Visual acuity was found to be greatly reduced from normal. The low acuity of these individuals is due to both a reduction in contrast sensitivity and a reduction in resolution.

4. The spatial resolving characteristics of these subjects resembles the vision of the normal eye under conditions which isolate the blue sensitive mechanisms.

5. The vision of the cone monochromat differs significantly from that of the more typical rod monochromat. The rod monochromat has even lower acuity than the blue cone monochromat for high contrast gratings but has much greater contrast sensitivity for gratings of low spatial frequency.