How Does the Human Eye Perceive Color?
Pathology of the Eye jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a05/7b/c2/human-eye-perceive-color-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); (1) Retina; (2) Corpus Viktrum; (3) Lens; (4) Iris; (5) Optic Nerve Our eyes are filled with mechanisms, each with simple but important functions, that enable us to experience sight. The first step in seeing our environment comes from light. When light is reflected off of an object, the light enters the eye through the pupil and is flipped upside down by a clear lens that is just behind the iris. The image is then projected through the body of the eye (known as the corpus viktrum) and onto the retina–the main stage for where color vision is generated. Rods and Cones jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a05/7b/c2/human-eye-perceive-color-2.1-800X800.jpg’); }); A cone photoreceptor is surrounded and outnumbered by
