Anatomy of the eye

THE EYE

HOW DO WE SEE?

By a series of steps involving the structures of the eye and the brain

WHAT IS THE NUMBER ON MOST IMPORTANT THING WE NEED IN ORDER TO SEE?

The brain Yes

The Eye Sure, obvious

How about LIGHT! That’s kind of important

Without light there would be no sight!!!

WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF THE EYE?

CORNEA

Transparent front surface of the eye Protects the inside of the eye Acts as a windshield

IRIS

Colored muscular structure that contracts and expands to control the amount of light that enters the eye.

Surround the pupil.

PUPIL

A HOLE! That lets light in.

LENS

Behind the pupil lens that perfects the image by refracting the light

What shape is it? Convex

RETINA

Layer of cells along the inside lining of the eye

Contains the Rod and Cone cells RODS – see dim or bright light, only black and

white CONES – see color in three different bands

MORE ABOUT CONES

OPTIC NERVE

Sends an electrical impulse to the brain transmitting the image to the brain.

Brian turns it right side up and recognizes the image.

BLIND SPOT

We all have one! There are no rod or cone cells where the

optic nerve connects to the retina. This causes us to have a spot in each eye where we cannot take information or ‘See.’

HOW WOULD I CORRECT MY VISION

Use a variety of concave and convex lenses called glasses or contacts.

NOW THAT WE KNOW WHAT PARTS THERE ARE….

Let’s find out where they are in the eye!