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Vision Tip of the Month: How To See Better At Night

Rhodopsin, also known as visual purple, is a pigment of the retina that is responsible for both the formation of price the photoreceptor cells and the first events in the perception of light.

Rhodopsin is extremely sensitive to light, enabling vision in low-light conditions. For maximum clarity at night, do not expose yourself to bright light for at least a half hour. Exposed to light, rhodopsin immediately photobleaches and it takes about 30 minutes to regenerate fully.

Vision Fact of the Month

•In a normal life-span, your eyes will bring you almost 24 million images of the world around you.

•Your eyes can process 36,000 bits of information every hour.

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