Phosphenes, retinal discrete dark noise, negative afterimages and retinogeniculate projections: A new explanatory framework based on endogenous ocular luminescence.

Vahid Salari, Felix Scholkmann, Ram Lakhan Pandey Vimal, Noémi Császár, Mehdi Aslani, István Bókkon

Journal: Progress in retinal and eye research 2018;60():101-119

PMID: 28729002

Abstract

Cellular luminescence is the emission of photons by living cells due to various biophysical and biochemical processes, mostly associated with cellular metabolism. In this review paper we summarize today's understanding of four luminescence-dependent phenomena in the eye, i.e., phosphenes, retinal discrete dark noise, negative afterimages and the development of retinogeniculate projections in the brain. We review the phenomena above in the context of knowledge gained from experimental and theoretical works. Finally, we discuss this knowledge in terms of its physiological significance.

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Address: Department of Physics, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran. Electronic address: [email protected].; Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory, Department of Neonatology, University Hospital, Zurich, University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; Research Office for Complex Physical and Biological Systems, 8038 Zurich, Switzerland. Electronic address: [email protected].; Vision Research Institute, 25 Rita Street, Lowell, MA 01854, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].; Psychoszomatic OutPatient Department, Montevideo 5, H-1037, Budapest, Hungary; Gaspar Karoly University Psychological Institute, H-1091 Budapest, Hungary. Electronic address: [email protected].; Department of Physics, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran. Electronic address: [email protected].; Vision Research Institute, 25 Rita Street, Lowell, MA 01854, USA; Psychoszomatic OutPatient Department, Montevideo 5, H-1037, Budapest, Hungary. Electronic address: [email protected].

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