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That lines the inner eyeball that turns light into chemical/electrical signals interpreted by brain which we call vision. Preyty nifty.

Dr. Ari Weitzner reviewed this

35 year experience in Ophthalmology

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

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