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retinas

  • plural
    of retina.
    retina
    noun
    the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.

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Clouds and sunglasses will not prevent this and it is not always immediately obvious that the retinas have been harmed as it is not painful to look at the Sun during an eclipse.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

"The problem is that our retinas don't have pain receptors, so you won't know that you're damaging your eyes" Nežič added.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

At an adaptive sports session early this year, the group made contact with Walt Raineri, a former paralympian in sailing with retitnitus pigmentosa — a hereditary disease that attacks the retinas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025

Fluffy white clouds and red hemorrhages, the work of cytomegalovirus, bloomed across patients’ retinas until they went blind.

From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2025

Its retinas burned red in the blinding beam; it looked exhausted and crazed with fear.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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