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The purposeof this research was to develop a simple method for studying capabilities of human peripheral vision in conditions close to natural. Retrospective overview of publications available on peripheral color perception shows that there are practically no behavioral studies demonstrating real capabilities of peripheral vision as such and its linkage/cooperation with central vision. In particular, it seems important to obtain behavioral and psychophysical data on “pure peripheral vision”, or “vision without a fovea”, i.e. to investigate visual perception “switching central vision off”. For this purpose, we decided to use contact lens with an implanted occluder in the hope to overcome some of the principal deficiencies of commonly employed techniques.