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Light reflects off surfaces, passes through the cornea and lens, and lands on the retina, where photons trigger the photoreceptors that kick off neural processing.
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Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Other best practices Fram recommends to her patients include eating green leafy vegetables and unsaturated fats, which help support photoreceptors and tear film, respectively.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
The retina consists of a series of photoreceptor cells known commonly as rods and cones.
—New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2025
It’s called Olo, and it was revealed using a new system called Oz that stimulates individual photoreceptor cells in the eye with lasers.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 2 July 2025
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Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Other best practices Fram recommends to her patients include eating green leafy vegetables and unsaturated fats, which help support photoreceptors and tear film, respectively.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
The retina consists of a series of photoreceptor cells known commonly as rods and cones.
—New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2025
It’s called Olo, and it was revealed using a new system called Oz that stimulates individual photoreceptor cells in the eye with lasers.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 2 July 2025
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“Photoreceptor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photoreceptor. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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photoreceptor
noun
pho·to·re·cep·tor
-ˈsep-tər 
: a receptor for light stimuli
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