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  2. Impossible color - Wikipedia

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    The human eye's red-to-green and blue-to-yellow values of each one-wavelength visible color [citation needed] Human color sensation is defined by the sensitivity curves (shown here normalized) of the three kinds of cone cells: respectively the short-, medium- and long-wavelength types.

  3. Closed-eye hallucination - Wikipedia

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    Closed-eye hallucinations and closed-eye visualizations (CEV) are hallucinations that occur when one's eyes are closed or when one is in a darkened room. They should not be confused with phosphenes , perceived light and shapes when pressure is applied to the eye's retina, or some other non-visual external cause stimulates the eye.

  4. Dichromacy - Wikipedia

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    Colors of confusion include blue/purple and green/yellow. [2] Deuteranopia is a severe form of red-green color blindness, in which the M-cone is absent. It is sex-linked and affects about 1% of males. Color vision is very similar to protanopia. [2] Tritanopia is a severe form of blue-yellow color blindness, in which the S-cone is absent. It is ...

  5. Sclera - Wikipedia

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    Redness of the sclera is typically caused by eye irritation causing blood vessels to expand, such as in conjunctivitis ("pink eye"). Episcleritis is a generally benign condition of the episclera causing eye redness. Scleritis is a serious inflammatory disease of the sclera causing redness of the sclera often progressing to purple.

  6. Wait—Why Are There Floaters in My Eyes? - AOL

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    "Eye infections can cause floaters if the infection is severe enough to cause white blood cells to be released into the eye to try to fight off the infection," Dr. Bert explains. 5. Uveitis

  7. Eye color - Wikipedia

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    The irises of human eyes exhibit a wide spectrum of colours. Eye color is a polygenic phenotypic trait determined by two factors: the pigmentation of the eye's iris [1] [2] and the frequency-dependence of the scattering of light by the turbid medium in the stroma of the iris. [3]: 9

  8. Do your eyes hurt after the eclipse? Here's why they may be ...

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    You can burn your eyes and develop solar keratitis with even just one day of sun exposure, according to the AOA. The organization recommends wearing sunglasses outside — even on cloudy days ...

  9. These magnificent purple and green lights aren’t auroras ...

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    The purple-pink streak of light indicative of Steve is shown in this image captured by Canadian photographer Neil Zeller. - Courtesy Neil Zeller