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What is a retina?

What is a retina? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (anatomy) The thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball where light is converted into neural signals sent to the brain.
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The cornea and lens refract the incoming light rays to focus them on the retina at the back of the eye.
I stared at it long after it had vanished, the after-image imprinted on my retina.
It is used to displace subretinal fluid and return the retina to its normal anatomical position.
The wafer is repolished flat on one side, while the other is curved to conform to the curved inside of the retina.
Among the causes of AMD, scientists describe a breakdown of light-sensitive cells within the retina.
Its pathogenesis is thought to involve cone and amacrine cell dysfunction in the retina.

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