Sense Organs: News and Research on Fovea Centralis

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The price of a peek: Retinal damage after the 2024 solar eclipse

On April 8, 2024, a once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse kept the eyes of millions of Quebecers riveted on the sky. But the experience left at least two among them—a 34-year-old man and a 17-year-old woman—with permanent ...

Jun 4, 2025

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New research finds that subtle eye movements optimize vision

Our ability to see starts with the light-sensitive photoreceptor cells in our eyes. A specific region of the retina, termed fovea, is responsible for sharp vision. Here, the color-sensitive cone photoreceptors allow us to ...

Oct 29, 2024

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