<DIV>This is an eye "condition" (normal, actually*), which is characterised by high population of binary rods (see if light is present, not a color). Since the eyes ARE a part of the brain, it can be classified as either. The reason it is described as a "normal" condition is that those whose eyes do not function like this have mutated to become more capable of daytime farings. In early mutation, spontaneous retro-mutation (reversion) can occur to ensure that the genetic trait is "functional", and not just circumstancial (with respect to several thousand years). I have a good dark accuity, but can NOT see "in the dark", as you obviously can. I simply lack cones for color perception, so my blurred vision clears the dimmer light gets (to a point). That is why many people claim to be able to see well in the dark.</DIV>
<DIV>Well, gotta say sorry for sending this one out. Take care.<BR><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Oh, and if you *really* wanna confuse the issue, try and<BR>incorporate people like me in there. I've got a weird condition of<BR>the eyes (or brain, --never was sure what caused it) that allows<BR>me to see in the dark, but have diminished eyesight in daylight.<BR>Pitch black doesn't bother me a bit. Looks like twilight to me.<BR>Middle of the day, no cloud cover, and the sun is shining? I can't<BR>go outside without heavy sunglasses, and even then I can barely<BR>see. I'm 38 years old, and despite all the goofballs I've met over<BR>the years that falsely boast that they can see in the dark, I<BR>actually, only recently, finally met another person that had a<BR>similar condition (although his is definitely a little different,<BR>as we discovered through exchanging notes). Halogen lights are<BR>like knives through our skulls, but those new blue halogens don't<BR>hurt me as they still
do him.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>