The elements composing the layer of rods and cones (Jacob's membrane) in the
retina
The retina (from la, rete "net") is the innermost, light-sensitive layer of tissue of the eye of most vertebrates and some molluscs. The optics of the eye create a focused two-dimensional image of the visual world on the retina, which then ...
of the
eye are of two kinds,
rod cells and
cone cells, the former being much more numerous than the latter except in the
macula lutea
The macula (/ˈmakjʊlə/) or macula lutea is an oval-shaped pigmented area in the center of the retina of the human eye and in other animals. The macula in humans has a diameter of around and is subdivided into the umbo, foveola, foveal av ...
.
Jacob's membrane is named after Irish ophthalmologist
Arthur Jacob, who was the first to describe this nervous layer of the retina.
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Human eye anatomy
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