title: Vision. Realignment of cones after cataract removal.
abstract: Through unique observations of an adult case of bilateral congenital cataract removal, we have found evidence that retinal photoreceptors will swiftly realign towards the brightest regions in the pupils of the eye. Cones may be phototropic, actively orientating themselves towards light like sunflowers in a field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA. smallman@pacific-science.com
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Smallman
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: MacLeod
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Doyle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018524:Phototropism; D017949:Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells / Q000502:physiology*