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How come we see better from the cornea of our eye in dim light?
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Type of the cells: Our central vision which is our macula has the best detail acuity/vision. Its mostly cone cells that works the best with light. It also sees the color. In our peripheral retina we have different cells which is called rod cells that sees black and white and it works better in the dim light.
Answered 12/22/2019
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See below: The fovea (center of vision/retina) has a high density of cone photoreceptors that have good acuity (sharpness) of vision but lesser sensitivity to light. The area next to the fovea (paracentral macula) has a higher density of rod photoreceptors that see better in dimmer light, albeit with less acuity than cones.
Answered 1/4/2014
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