Why do people with achromatopsia wear red glasses?
Thus red filters block the higher energy light and lets only the lower energy red light pass to the retina. This protects the rod photopigments allowing the achromat to function in bright light that would otherwise overwhelm them.
Thus red filters block the higher energy light and lets only the lower energy red light pass to the retina. This protects the rod photopigments allowing the achromat to function in bright light that would otherwise overwhelm them.
