The retina is a layer of tissue in the back of the eye that converts light into nerve impulses. The retina contains small, specialized neurons called bipolar cells that transmit information from light-sensitive photoreceptor cells to ganglion neurons, which send information to the brain for interpretation as images.  Now, researchers from Yale University School of Medicine and the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute say they … Continue reading Researchers discover previously uncharted part of the eye.