Tuesday, September 27, 2011

9/27, no. 47

When light strikes the cornea, it bends--or refracts--the incoming light onto the lens. The lens further refocuses that light onto the retina, a layer of light sensing cells lining the back of the eye that starts the translation of light into vision. For you to see clearly, light rays must be focused by the cornea and lens to fall precisely on the retina. The retina converts the light rays into impulses that are sent through the optic nerve to the brain, which interprets them as images.

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  1. I like what you've done with the place! -I didn't know where to post my opinion of your new layout...so I chose this one. Very interesting. You learn something new every day!

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