Learning About the Eye

Cornea

Pupil

Lens

Sclera

Vitreous

Optic Nerve

Macula

Fovea

Retina

Conjunctiva

Light

Iris

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Cornea

Pupil

Lens

Sclera

Vitreous

Optic Nerve

Macula

Fovea

Retina

ConjunctivaThe conjunctiva is a thin layer of tissue covering the front of the eye except the cornea.

Light

Iris

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Cornea

Iris

Pupil

Lens

Sclera

Vitreous

Optic Nerve

Macula

Fovea

Retina

ConjunctivaEye color is created by the amount of pigment in the iris. Multiple genes inherited by each parent determine a person’s eye color.

Light

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Cornea

Pupil

Lens

Sclera

Vitreous

Optic Nerve

Macula

Fovea

Retina

Conjunctiva

The cornea is the clear dome over the iris.

Light

Iris

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Cornea

Pupil

Lens

Sclera

Vitreous

Optic Nerve

Macula

Fovea

Retina

Conjunctiva

The pupil is the black circular opening in the iris that lets light in.

Light

Iris

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Cornea

Pupil

Lens

Sclera

Vitreous

Optic Nerve

Macula

Fovea

Retina

Conjunctiva

The lens lies just behind the pupil and the iris and helps to focus light on the back of the eye

Light

Iris

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Cornea

Pupil

Lens

Sclera

Vitreous

Optic Nerve

Macula

Fovea

Retina

Conjunctiva

The sclera is the white part of the eye

Light

Iris

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Cornea

Pupil

Lens

Sclera

Vitreous

Optic Nerve

Macula

Fovea

Retina

ConjunctivaThe vitreous is the clear gel that makes up most of the eye

Light

Iris

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Cornea

Pupil

Lens

Sclera

Vitreous

Optic Nerve

Macula

Fovea

Retina

Conjunctiva

Light projects through the pupil and the lens to the back of the eye

Light

Iris

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Cornea

Pupil

Lens

Sclera

Vitreous

Optic Nerve

Macula

Fovea

Retina

Conjunctiva

The inside lining of the eye is covered in special light sensing cells that are collectively called the retina. The retina converts light into electrical pulses.

Light

Iris

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Cornea

Pupil

Lens

Sclera

Vitreous

Optic Nerve

Macula

Fovea

Retina

Conjunctiva

Behind the eye, the optic nerve caries the electrical impulses from the retina to the brain. Light

Iris

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Cornea

Pupil

Lens

Sclera

Vitreous

Optic Nerve

Macula

Fovea

Retina

Conjunctiva

The macula is a small extra-sensitive area within the retina that gives central vision. It is located in the center of the retina and contains the fovea.

Light

Iris

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Cornea

Pupil

Lens

Sclera

Vitreous

Optic Nerve

Macula

Fovea

Retina

Conjunctiva

The fovea is a small depression or pit at the center of the macula that gives the clearest vision.

Light

Iris

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