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MeSH Heading: Color Vision
Tree Number(s): F02.830.816.964.124; G11.561.790.964.124; G14.935.124
Unique ID: D055253
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055253
Annotation: do not confuse with COLOR PERCEPTION
Scope Note: Function of the human eye that is used in bright illumination or in daylight (at photopic intensities). Photopic vision is performed by the three types of RETINAL CONE PHOTORECEPTORS with varied peak absorption wavelengths in the color spectrum (from violet to red, 400 - 700 nm).
Entry Term(s): Daylight Vision; Photopic Vision
NLM Classification #: WW 150
Previous Indexing: Color Perception (1963-2008)
See Also: Color Perception
Public MeSH Note: 2009; see COLOR PERCEPTION 1986-2008
History Note: 2009 (1986)
Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Revision Date: 2016/06/23

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

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Color Vision MeSH Descriptor Data 2025