Table of Contents

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.