gms | German Medical Science

Objective: To describe and bring forth arguments for alternate theory of Color Vision physics of how cones may capture the electromagnetic energy within the 380‒800 µm wavelengths (light) to produce color vision. Cones would decompose light spatially while the cells of the Lateral Geniculate Body Nucleus would have the predominant role in forming an image.

Methods: Monoconal Theory of Color Vision hypothesizes that all cones function identically in unison when light enters the retina but are vertically differentiated in the outer segments as to the opsins in the depth of reach of light through the stacks of discs. In this model, any cone outer segment would be able to process subtractively blue, green, and red wavelengths by decomposing light into spectral wavelengths at different loci as light progresses down the stacks of discs. A surgical method for an artificial vision apparatus having a photoreceptor component and a Nano fiber optic component to stimulate cells of the LGN using the optic nerve fenestrating surgery and threading Nano-fiber optic bundle up the optic nerve and optic tracts to reach the LGN nucleus is discussed.