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The Fovea (2) : Rods and Cones

Colorblindness results from a deficiency of one or more cone type.


Image adapted from Lewis, Zeevi, & Werblin, 1969 by Peter K. Kaiser: http://www.yorku.ca/eye/recept3.htm

Electron Micrograph of Human Visual Receptors

 


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