I: Vertebrates. - There are Different Kinds of Retinal Light Damage in the Rat. - Hormonal Influences on Retinal Photodamage. - Alterations in Muscle and Retinal Cell Structure after Exposure to Light. - The Effects of Constant Light on Visually Guided Behavior. - Neurophysiological Properties of Visual Neurons in Rats with Light Damaged Retinas. - A Parametric Study of Retinal Light Damage in Albino and Pigmented Rats. - The Nature of Chronic Light Damage to the Retina. - Light Damage in Dystrophic and Normal Rats. - Prolonged Intense Spectral Light Effects on Rhesus Retina. - II: Invertebrates. - Photoreceptor Membrane Turnover in Arthropods: Comparative Studies of Breakdown Processes and Their Implications. - Light and a Circadian Clock Modulate Structure and Function in Limulus Photoreceptors. - Turnover of Photoreceptor Membrane in the Larval Mosquito Ocellus: Rhabdomeric Coated Vesicles and Organelles of the Vacuolar System. - Visual Pigment Regeneration Rate and Susceptibility to Photic Damage. - III: Selected Topics. - In Vitro Effects of Light on the Regeneration of Rhodopsin. - Solar Retinopathy as a Function of Wavelength: Its Significance for Protective Eyewear. - In Vivo Density of Cone Pigments after Repeated Complete Bleaches. - IV: Molecular Aspects of Photoreceptor Physiology. - Eye Pigmentation and Constant Light Damage in the Rat Retina. - Membrane Turnover in Rod Outer Segments: Changing Patterns of Shedding after Extended Periods of Constant Light and Darkness. - Damaging Effects of Constant Light and Darkness on the Retina of the Frog. - Light and Membrane Biogenesis in Rod Photoreceptors of Vertebrates. - Aspects of Choline Metabolism in Photoreceptor Cells. - List of Contributors. Language: English