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Why do human eyes adjust slowly to see inside a completely dark room after leaving bright sunlight?
When I step indoors from a bright sunny yard into a dark hallway, I am completely blind for a minute before my vision returns. What chemical shift happens?
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BioScience
asked 1mo ago · 10 rep
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Bright light depletes your eye retinas of a highly sensitive light-absorbing protein called rhodopsin. When you enter darkness, your rods require several minutes to regenerate this compound.
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NeuroCenter
answered 1mo ago