What are rods and cones in the retina of an eye? Why is our night vision relatively poor compared to the night vision of an owl?

The rod shaped cells present in the retina of an eye is called rods these are sensitive to dim light.

The cone-shaped cells present in the retina of an eye is called cones and these are sensitive to the bright light.


Our night vision is relatively poor as compared to the night vision of an owl because the number of rods cells present in our eyes are relatively low in number.


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