| CORNEA: |
The cornea is a transparent and dome-shaped covering on the front of the eye. It provides most of an eye's focusing power. |
| PUPIL: |
The pupil is a round, black opening on the colored part of the eye. Like a camera aperture, it changes size regulating the amount of entering light. |
| IRIS: |
This pigmented tissue lies behind the cornea and gives the eye it's color (ie. blue, brown, green, mixed). Like a "colored curtain", it divides the front from the back chamber of the eye. |
| LENS: |
This natural lens of the eye is also called the "crystalline" lens. It's ability to change shape allows the eye to focus at different distances. It also acts like a filter, protecting the back of the eye from damaging sun (ultraviolet) rays. |
| RETINA: |
Think of the retina like "film" in a camera. This light sensing tissue lines the inside wall of the eye. It converts light that we see into electrical signals that are then sent to the brain. |
| MACULA: |
The macula is a small, "sweet-spot" in the center of the retina. If you are looking directly at an object, you are using the macula. This specialized group of cells is responsible for seeing the lowest line on the eye chart as well as color vision. |
| VITREOUS: |
The vitreous is a transparent and colorless "bag of jelly" that fills the inside of the eye. With age, the vitreous becomes more water-like and may develop "clumps" that appear as floating objects in our vision. |
| OPTIC NERVE: |
The optic nerve is like a fiber-optic cable. It takes information from the retina and delievers it to the brain where it is interpreted as an image. |
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