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Six randomized conditions varied polarization (0%, 20%, 50%, 100%) and polarizer rotation speed (2.3, 2.7, and 2.95 revolutions per second, rps); each tested eye completed three repetitions per condition. On each trial, participants reported percept presence\/absence and qualitatively described any experienced percept.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>At 100% polarization, perception occurred at 2.7 and 2.95 rps in all tested eyes but was absent at 2.3 rps. At 50% polarization\/2.7 rps, P1 and P2 reported blurred perception in both eyes, whereas P3 reported none. No responses occurred at 20% or 0% polarization. Reported patterns were consistently asymmetric, peripheral, flickering\/wavy, and unlike the classical central bowtie.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Individuals with albinism can perceive polarization-dependent entoptic phenomena, but the percept may be qualitatively altered. The findings suggest residual macular-pigment-related dichroism but do not isolate its retinal, corneal, or neural determinants. 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