Total number of cones in retina

Value 6.4e+6 Unitless
Organism Human Homo sapiens
Reference John Moran eye center, Uni. of Utah, Webvision, the organization of the retina and visual system, Helga Kolb, Eduardo Fernandez and Ralph Nelson, link
Primary Source Osterberg, G. (1935) Topography of the layer of rods and cones in the human retina. Acta Ophthal., suppl. 6, 1-103
Comments Approximately 200,000 in fovea. Range of 5×10^6-6×10^6 given in link
Entered by Uri M
ID 105346