The visual unit of a compound eye of an insect is

Ommatidium

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Rhabdom

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The correct option is A Ommatidium
The compound eyes of arthropods are composed of units called as ommatidia. An ommatidium contains a cluster of photoreceptor cells surrounded by support cells and pigment cells.

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