Vision1 Flashcards
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Hyperopia
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When the eye is too squat
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Myopia
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When the eye is too oblong myopia results
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Rods
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Non fovea region of the eye
Are sensitive to dim light and cannot differentiate color.
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Opsin
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A photo pigment that rods contain that binds to vitamin a
Lack of vit a is a cause of night blindness.
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Cones
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Far less cones than rods
Occupy fovea, aren’t as sensitive to light as cones.
L-cones-detect red, s cones detect blue and m-cones detect green
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Receptive fields
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Areas of the retina that when stimulated produce response in a given retinal neuron.
