Retina from Paralipomena by Pillars Of Cacophony

From cornea to cortex
Crafting images of the world we see
From the depth of perception to colors bold
Light-induced shattering of conformity

Photopsins, rhodopsins
Encapsulate the essence of transformation
Isomeration, reduction, oxidation
In the eye's embrace
Our world is crowned

I see through chromophore activation
Converting retinol by light from cis to trans
I see through molecular interaction
Red, green and blue
By cone-type activation

Open your eyes
Transform the light

Bipolar cells send out and amplify
Ganglion cells collect
Optic nerve fibers transmit
Signals received in the primary cortex

Neural processing
Deciphers spatial and temporal features
Shapes, colors and motions
In the brain's embrace, our world is crowned

I see through chromophore activation
Converting retinol by light from cis to trans
I see through molecular interaction
Red, green and blue
By cone-type activation

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