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are you asking about the night time glow in the eyes? well I'm using a cat as an example. they have this structure positioned at the back of the retina called the tapetum lucidum. it works like a mirror, it reflects the light coming into the eye, back out to light sensor cells in the retina, this is what causes the glow.

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