Section 1
The Human Eye
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The Human Eye
The human eye is an organ that reacts with light and allows light perception, color vision and depth perception.
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Color Vision
Using the cone cells in the retina, we perceive images in color; each type of cone specifically sees in regions of red, green, or blue.
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Resolution of the Human Eye
The human eye is a sense organ that allows vision and is capable to distinguish about 10 million colors.
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Nearsightedness, Farsidedness, and Vision Correction
In order for the human eye to see clearly, the image needs to be formed directly on the retina; if it is not, the image is blurry.