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This photo shows a view of the transparent, light-sensitive structure at the back of the eye (retina) as seen through an ophthalmoscope. Blood vessels appear as branching red lines. The yellow optic disk is seen near the center.

From KJ Knoop, Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 1977, McGraw-Hill, Fig. 3.1, courtesy of Beverly C. Forcier, MD; with permission.