Rods and Cones in the Human Eye (IMAGE)

NIH/National Eye Institute

Rods and Cones in the Human Eye

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This is a confocal microscope image of rod and cone photoreceptors in a human retina. Fluorescent probes have been used to identify rod photoreceptors (green) and cone photoreceptors and horizontal cells (red).

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National Eye Institute

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