where do photons go after hitting our eyes?

Question

So we see cause photons hit our eyes. Cool. But what about after that? Do they just stop and lose their energy? Are they absorbed by us?

And generally, what happens to photons that “run out of energy”? Having no mass, they shouldn’t be converted to heat right?

In: Planetary Science

Answer 1

They bounce off them, so that others may see your eyes. Otherwise your eyes would be black holes in your face.