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MiS Preprint
57/2004
A mechanical model for centripetal 'migration' of parafoveolar photoreceptor cells
Sergio Conti
Abstract
We present and investigate a simple mechanical mechanism for the genesis of the fovea in the primate retina, which is based on a purely mechanical evolution from the embryonic to the adult stage.