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    The document summarizes key aspects of brightness adaptation and discrimination in the eye. It discusses the anatomy of the eye including the iris, pupil, lens, retina and photoreceptors. The retina contains light-sensitive cells that convert light into electrical signals. The pupil and iris regulate the amount of light entering the eye through dilation and constriction controlled by sphincter and dilator muscles. Rods and cones are the two types of photoreceptors, with rods detecting low light levels and cones detecting color and adapting quickly to changes in light.

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    The document summarizes key aspects of brightness adaptation and discrimination in the eye. It discusses the anatomy of the eye including the iris, pupil, lens, retina and photoreceptors. The retina contains light-sensitive cells that convert light into electrical signals. The pupil and iris regulate the amount of light entering the eye through dilation and constriction controlled by sphincter and dilator muscles. Rods and cones are the two types of photoreceptors, with rods detecting low light levels and cones detecting color and adapting quickly to changes in light.

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    The document summarizes key aspects of brightness adaptation and discrimination in the eye. It discusses the anatomy of the eye including the iris, pupil, lens, retina and photoreceptors. The retina contains light-sensitive cells that convert light into electrical signals. The pupil and iris regulate the amount of light entering the eye through dilation and constriction controlled by sphincter and dilator muscles. Rods and cones are the two types of photoreceptors, with rods detecting low light levels and cones detecting color and adapting quickly to changes in light.

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    Brightness adaptation

    AND DISCRIMINATION
    1
    Anatomy of the eye (main
    segments)
    Anterior: Inner Layer:
    Cornea Retina
    Iris Macula
    Pupil Fovea
    Lens Extraocular:
    Posterior: Muscles
    Retina Eyelids
    Optic Eyelashes
    Nerve Tear Glands
    Vitreous

    2 Retinal adaptations
    Humor

    The innermost layer of the eye


    containing light-sensitive cells
    called photoreceptors, which
    convert light into electrical signals
    for transmission to the brain.
    The retina adapts to light,
    transforming the visual signal to
    one that reflects contrast, its like
    a mean, but not the same value.

    3 Pupil and Iris


    The pupil is the dark circular
    opening in the center of the iris,
    which is the colored part of the
    eye. The iris regulates the size of
    the pupil to control the amount of
    light entering the eye.
    The eye's ability to adapt its focus
    to different levels of brightness is
    achieved by the dilation or
    contraction of the pupil.

    4 Photoreceptors
    In this process we have 2 important
    photoreceptors; Rods detect the
    amount of light in their
    environment (sensitive to dim light),
    while cones detect the colours and
    clarity of the items (sensitive to
    strong light and able to adapt
    quickly to changes in light. )

    5 The Muscles of the Iris


    The eye's pupil size is regulated by
    two sets of muscles: the iris
    sphincter muscle and the iris
    dilator muscle.
    The sphincter muscle contracts to
    constrict the pupil in bright light,
    whereas the dilator muscle
    contracts to dilate the pupil in dim
    light.

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