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What is the definition or description of: retina?
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Film receives light: The retina is the thin film at the back of the eye densely packed with light receptors which receives the focused image and translates it into an electrical signal sent to the brain to make the image we call sight.
Answered 11/28/2012
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The tissue: That lines the inner eyeball that turns light into chemical/electrical signals interpreted by brain which we call vision. Preyty nifty.
Answered 2/25/2017
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Light sensitive back: The retina is a neural layer lining the back of your eye that senses light and sends images to your brain.
Answered 3/20/2013
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