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Why do we see coloured bands with our eyes when we look at strong light source directly?
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Retina/cones: The bright light source overstimulates the cones in your retina, causing you to see many colors all at once without being able to distinguish details. This is a temporary effect which goes away in a few minutes.
Answered 5/25/2015
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