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Regeneration of visual pigments to achieve complete dark adaptation Human Homo sapiens ~40 min 111394 Saari JC. Biochemistry...
Dimensions of foveolar cone of middle-aged human Human Homo sapiens 2 width: >400 length μm 108247 Yuodelis C, Hendrickson...
Area of retina Human Homo sapiens 1094 mm^2 105340 John Moran eye center...
Refractive index Vertebrates in cornea 1.376: in water 1.333: crystalline lens 1.4-1.5 unitless 117194 Koudouna E et al., Evolution...
Fraction of species known today that have image-forming eyes Metazoa animals ~96 % 117179 Fernald RD. Casting a...
Ratio between the intensity of central umbra (darkest part of sunspot) and intensity of lighter surrounding penumbra Biosphere 0.108 unitless 114252 Keller & Friedli, Visibility...
Rod luminosity distribution in spectrum Unspecified Table - link N/A 111992 Hecht S, Shlaer S, Pirenne...
Diameter of uniformly thin collagen fibrills that comprise the corneal stroma (see Comments section for organism) Vertebrates ~32 nm 117197 Koudouna E et al., Evolution...
Minimum energy for vision Unspecified Table - link N/A 111991 Hecht S, Shlaer S, Pirenne...
Fraction of dry weight of cornea that is represented by fibrillar collagen Human Homo sapiens 70 % of dry weight of cornea 117196 Koudouna E et al., Evolution...
Increase in Dpp signaling output in one cell cycle Fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster ≈50 % 112070 Wartlick O, Jülicher F...
Two fast rates of axoplasmic transport in lateral geniculate Rabbit 1st rate 150mm/day: 2nd rate 40mm/day mm/day 112224 Ochs S. Rate of fast...
Number of photoreceptors contained in ocellar retina Cockroach Periplaneta ~10,000 photoreceptors 117186 Mizunami M. Functional...
Average time between blinks Human Homo sapiens 2.8 sec 100705 http://faculty.washi...
Average pH of human tears Human Homo sapiens 7 (6.5 - 7.6) pH units 111613 Abelson, Mark B., Ira...
Arrestin-1 to rhodopsin expression ratio Unspecified 0.8 to 1 Unitless 106928 Gurevich VV, Hanson SM...
Model parameter values that best simulate dark current in rods and cones vertebrates Table - link N/A 109140 Korenbrot JI. Speed,...
Flash photosensitivity of dark adapted photoreceptors vertebrates Table - link N/A 109141 Korenbrot JI. Speed,...
Model parameter values that best simulate flash photocurrents in dark adapted bass single cones Fish striped bass Morone saxatilis Table - link N/A 109142 Korenbrot JI. Speed,...
Model parameter values that best simulated flash photocurrents in dark adapted tiger salamander rods Tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum Table - link N/A 109143 Korenbrot JI. Speed,...