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How does light reach the retina?

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Pupil allows in light. Light reflects off of objects. What we see is transported to our brain by optic nerve. Then we can see ~GrEen <3er 44

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The retina refracts the light rays........ The light rays go through the pupil and are allowed into the interior part of the eye

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