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Preferred term

Vision, Ocular  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Ocular Vision
  • Vision

Note

  • differentiate from VISUAL PERCEPTION which takes place in the brain, vision takes place in the eye; visual stimulation: probably PHOTIC STIMULATION but check text for possible non-light (non-photic) stimulation

Scope note

  • The process in which light signals are transformed by the PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS into electrical signals which can then be transmitted to the brain.

History note

  • 2009 (1963)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014785

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