Fortunately, vision is based on a “dark current” that requires energy to not see light. (This is supposedly why some people in a near-death experience report seeing a white tunnel effect.)
It’s been that way since long before the dawn of humanity itself, and will be that way long after we ourselves are gone (unless all we leave behind are cockroaches), so don’t sweat it - our understanding is irrelevant to its continued functioning regardless:-).
Fortunately, vision is based on a “dark current” that requires energy to not see light. (This is supposedly why some people in a near-death experience report seeing a white tunnel effect.)
WTF, for some reason, reading about all this stuff is seriously freaking me out about my eyes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_current_(biochemistry)
It’s been that way since long before the dawn of humanity itself, and will be that way long after we ourselves are gone (unless all we leave behind are cockroaches), so don’t sweat it - our understanding is irrelevant to its continued functioning regardless:-).