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Chapter-02 Physiology of Vision

BOOK TITLE: Basic Ophthalmology

Author
1. Jogi Renu
ISBN
9788184484519
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10076_2
Edition
4/e
Publishing Year
2009
Pages
6
Author Affiliations
1. MGM Medical College, Indore (MP), Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Medical College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, India, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Medical College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
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Light rays are refracted by various structures of the eye to focus on the retina. Lens can change its refractive power by changing its curvature which is called accommodation. Accommodation also involves change in size of pupils and convergence of eyes. Rods are sensitive to dim light and cones to bright light and colour. Visual perception involves light sense, form sense, sense of contrast and colour sense. Colour blindness is usually congenital but may sometimes be acquired in diseases of macula and optic nerve. Binocular vision comprises of simultaneous macular perception, fusion and stereopsis.

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