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photoreceptors are specialized light-sensing cells in the retina at the back of the eye. They convert light into signals the brain can interpret as vision. They are commonly discussed in eye exams, retinal imaging, and tests of night vision and color vision. They are also central to understanding many inherited and age-related retinal diseases.