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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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The long-term goal is to develop precisely controlled populations of photoreceptors, the cells that detect light, for potential transplantation into damaged retinas.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

The spacecraft also delivered equipment for manufacturing artificial retinas in microgravity, the condition of near weightlessness experienced aboard the space station.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

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 scarcity comes amid an ophthalmologist's warning that looking directly at the sun during an eclipse risks the "real danger" of causing burnt retinas.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

He glances again at his watch, but it’s a sun burning his retinas.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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