What is the fate of a photon after it hits the retina and is absorbed by an Opsin Molecule?

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What is the fate of a photon after it hits the retina and is absorbed by an Opsin Molecule?

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A photon like everything else is made of energy. Eventually it gets converted to heat, so when it hits your eye is just gets absorbed and converted to heat/electical energy.

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