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Eye Anatomy

 

See the information below to learn more about the parts of the eye!

Vitreous

Sclera

Cornea

Iris

Pupil

Lens

Ciliary Body

Choroid

Macula

Retina

Optic Nerve

Choroid

Layers of blood vessles located between the sclera and the retina.  The function of these blood vessles is to provide nourishment to the back of the eye. 

Ciliary Body

Located between the Iris and the choroid, these three form the uvea.  The main functions of this part of the eye is accommodation, aqueous humor production, and holding the lens in place.

Cornea

The clear part of the eye covering the iris and the pupil.  The function of the cornea is to let light in to allow you to see. 

Iris

The iris is the colored part of your eye.  This acts as a diaphram in that it expands and contracts the pupil.  The entire function of the iris, besides your eye color, is to control the amount of light that enters the eye. 

Macula

The Macula is located near the middle of the retina.  This part of your eye allows you to see objects in detail.

Lens

This nearly spherical object is located behind the cornea.  The function of the lens is to focus light rays into the retina

Optic Nerve

The nerve that carries electrical impulses from the photoreceptor cells (rods & cones) to the brain.  The function of this is to make sense of what you see.  Cones are responsible for color vision and are responsible for high spatial acuity.  Rods are responsible for vision at low light levels.

Pupil

The round, dark center of the eye, it opens and closes to regulate the amount of light that is let into the eye. 

Retina

The sensory membrain that lines the eye.  The main function of the retina is to recieve images formed by the lens and convert them to signals that reach the brain through the optic nerve. 

Sclera

The outter coat of the eyeball that forms teh visable white of the eye and surrounds the optic nerve at the back of the eyeball.

Vitreous

The Vitreous is the part of the eye between the lens and the retina that contains a clear jelly called the vitreous humor. 

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