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In an era of attempts to restore vision by transplanting photoreceptors, it may be worthwhile to consider just how many photoreceptors are required to “see.” “Seeing,” of course, requires definition. From the patient’s perspective, an essential goal is to achieve useful visual acuity. This in turn will require repopulating the fovea with an appropriate number of cones.
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Geller, A.M., Sieving, P.A. (1993). How Many Cones are Required to “See?”: Lessons from Stargardt’s Macular Dystrophy and from Modeling with Degenerate Photoreceptor Arrays. In: Hollyfield, J.G., Anderson, R.E., LaVail, M.M. (eds) Retinal Degeneration. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2974-3_3
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