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Historic first images of rod photoreceptors in the living human eye

Scientists today reported that the tiny light-sensing cells known as rods have been clearly and directly imaged in the living eye for the first time. Using adaptive optics (AO), the same technology astronomers ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Jun 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Dark cells' of living retina imaged for the first time

A layer of "dark cells" in the retina that is responsible for maintaining the health of the light-sensing cells in our eyes has been imaged in a living retina for the first time.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0