Department of Physics, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran.
Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory, Department of Neonatology, University Hospital, Zurich, University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; Research Office for Complex Physical and Biological Systems, 8038 Zurich, Switzerland.
Prog Retin Eye Res. 2017 Sep;60:101-119. doi: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2017.07.001. Epub 2017 Jul 17.
Cellular luminescence is the emission of photons by living cells due to various biophysical and biochemical processes, mostly associated with cellular metabolism. In this review paper we summarize today's understanding of four luminescence-dependent phenomena in the eye, i.e., phosphenes, retinal discrete dark noise, negative afterimages and the development of retinogeniculate projections in the brain. We review the phenomena above in the context of knowledge gained from experimental and theoretical works. Finally, we discuss this knowledge in terms of its physiological significance.
细胞发光是由于各种生物物理和生化过程,主要与细胞代谢有关,活细胞发射光子的现象。在这篇综述论文中,我们总结了目前对眼睛中四种依赖发光的现象的理解,即光幻视、视网膜离散暗噪声、负后像和大脑中视网膜神经节投射的发育。我们在实验和理论工作获得的知识的背景下回顾了上述现象。最后,我们根据其生理意义讨论了这些知识。