Free VCS Test

A free, open-source visual contrast sensitivity test.

The chart above is a Campbell-Robson plot: every column is one spatial frequency, every row is one contrast. The boundary you can just barely see traces out your contrast sensitivity function.

About this test

This measures the faintest pattern you can see at several scales — your contrast sensitivity function. Reduced sensitivity can reflect uncorrected refraction, fatigue, dry eye, cataract, glaucoma, MS, concussion, certain biotoxin exposures, or normal aging. This is a non-specific screening signal, not a diagnostic test. If something feels off about your vision, see a clinician with a calibrated chart.

Best done on the device's largest screen, with normal indoor lighting (not dark), and wearing your usual corrective lenses if any.