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Illustration of the distribution of cone cells in the fovea of an individual with normal color vision (left), and a color blind (protanopic) retina. Note that the center of the fovea holds very few blue-sensitive
39:. Typically such distributions are somewhat regular; it is thought that this is so that each part of the retina is served by each type of neuron in processing visual information. 57:
mosaic (i.e. the distribution of rods and cones) in living humans, enabling the detailed study of photoreceptor density and arrangement across the retina.
46:. This is done by treating each cell as a single point and using spatial statistics such as the Effective Radius, Packing Factor and Regularity Index. 257: 64:(where photoreceptor density is highest) the spacing between adjacent receptors is about 6-8 micrometer. This corresponds to an 250: 146:"The density recovery profile: A method for the analysis of points in the plane applicable to retinal studies" 286: 243: 184: 276: 43: 281: 95:"Retinal Mosaics: Pattern Formation Driven by Local Interactions between Homotypic Neighbors" 42:
The regularity of retinal mosaics can be quantitatively studied by modelling the mosaic as a
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PLoS One. 2018 Jan 16;13(1):e0191141. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191141. eCollection 2018.
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is the name given to the distribution of any particular type of
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retina
spatial point pattern
adaptive optics
photoreceptor
fovea
angular resolution
arc minute
visual acuity
"Retinal Mosaics: Pattern Formation Driven by Local Interactions between Homotypic Neighbors"
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10.3389/fncir.2012.00024
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3343307
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22586373
"The density recovery profile: A method for the analysis of points in the plane applicable to retinal studies"
doi
10.1017/S0952523803203138
S2CID
233366586
"Cellular spacing: analysis and modelling of retinal mosaics"
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