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Degradation of these photoreceptors is the leading cause of vision impairments, including blindness.
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ArsTechnica, 12 June 2025
The disease causes the breakdown of light-sensitive cells called photoreceptors in the retina, leading to progressively declining vision and eventually the loss of central vision entirely.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 11 June 2025
These photoreceptors are located in the back of the eye on the retina.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Rods are the photoreceptors responsible for scotopic, or low-light, vision.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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ArsTechnica, 12 June 2025
The disease causes the breakdown of light-sensitive cells called photoreceptors in the retina, leading to progressively declining vision and eventually the loss of central vision entirely.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 11 June 2025
These photoreceptors are located in the back of the eye on the retina.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Rods are the photoreceptors responsible for scotopic, or low-light, vision.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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“Photoreceptor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photoreceptor. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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photoreceptor
noun
pho·to·re·cep·tor
-ˈsep-tər 
: a receptor for light stimuli
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