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प्रश्न
Give the reason for the following:
A person from bright sunlight outside enters a poorly lit room and feels blinded for a short while.
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उत्तर
- A person from the bright sunlight outside enters a poorly lit room and feels blinded for a short while due to dark adaptation.
- Dark adaptation includes regenerating rhodopsin, a pigment in rod cells that breaks down in strong light.
- The pupils dilate, allowing more light into the eyes.
- Adjustments can be time-consuming and may cause temporary blindness.
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