dark adaptation

He turned away again, facing toward the darkness, and deliberately accelerated his eyes' dark adaptation.

Changes in the sensitivity of rods and cones in the eye are the major contributors to dark adaptation.

In sufficiently bright light, convergence is low, but during dark adaptation, convergence of rod signals boost.

This period of improving vision in dim light is called dark adaptation.

I love this adaptation - very dark.

A red flashlight (torch) can be used to illuminate star charts, telescope parts, and the like without undoing the dark adaptation.

And all the while I was trying to keep up my all-around awareness, protecting my dark adaptation, and making appreciations.

The van's internal lighting brightened just a little, in red wavelengths designed to help maintain the passengers' dark adaptation.

During dark adaptation, the resting potential decreases slightly and reaches a minimum ("dark trough") after several minutes.

The musical is a darker, more gothic adaptation of the film.