Which cells provide peripheral vision and night vision?

• A. Cones
• B. Rods
• C. Macula
• D. Optic Nerve

Answer: (B)

Rods are responsible for peripheral vision and night vision because they are highly sensitive to light and are distributed mainly around the periphery of the retina. This makes them great at picking up motion and shapes in dim conditions, though they don’t detect color. Cones, on the other hand, require brighter light and provide color vision and fine detail, and they’re concentrated in the macula, especially the fovea, which is the central area you look directly at. The macula itself is central vision and not the peripheral region. The optic nerve isn’t a photoreceptor; it’s the bundle that carries visual signals from the retina to the brain. So the cells that provide peripheral and night vision are rods.