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August 4, 2008
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Actual image of an eye obtained with the new 256-pixel electronic eye camera.
This color picture of an eye is an actual image obtained with the new 256-pixel electronic eye camera. The curved surface rendering at the top corresponds to the image extracted directly from the camera, while a planar projection of the image appears below.
Credit: Beckman Institute, University of Illinois
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