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Which parts of the eye perceive peripheral and twilight vision?
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Vision is sensed by rods and cones. Cones are more centrally located. The cones sense color. As you move outward from the cones there are an increasing number of rods with most at the perimeter (outside edge) of the field of vision. Rods only sense black and white, but are more sensitive to light than cones.
So, the rods are the parts of the eye that perceives peripheral and low light.
If in a dark room try looking at the corner of your eye to make thing out.
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