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light adaptation

light adaptation Light adaptation is the eye’s adjustment to changes in brightness, especially when moving to stronger light and the threshold for detecting light becomes higher.

Light adaptation is the eye’s adjustment to changes in brightness, especially when moving to stronger light and the threshold for detecting light becomes higher.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Adaptation, Ocular” (D000221).
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