![[Images of retina]](../art/optics.retina2.99-08-02.jpg)
The first images of the arrangement
of color cones in the human eye were obtained using adaptive optics. Three types
of cones (shown in blue, green, and red in these false-color images) are responsible
for color vision in humans. The first images of the arrangement
of color cones in the human eye were obtained using adaptive optics. Three types
of cones (shown in blue, green, and red in these false-color images) are responsible
for color vision in humans.
Photo courtesy of Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester