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1
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sclera

A

white part of the eye
- protects insides

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cornea

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layer around the colored part of eye + pupil
protective layer
traps light

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pupil

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hole in the eye
changes size by light taken in
small - light
big - dark

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iris

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colored part of eye
- muscle that controls size of pupil
- the color is genetic pigment

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5
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lens

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behind the iris
captures images
upsidedown

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retina

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inside the schelra
area is protected

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optic nerve

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brings image/message to the brain

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whats the retina made up off

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two types of cells
- cones
a) allows to see color
- rods
a) allow to make out an image

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whats colorblindness

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difficulty seeing certain colors
red and green
yellow and blue

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choroid coat

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in between schlera and retina
blood vessels provide nutrients

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11
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Conjunctiva

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Keeps your eye moist
Made up of mucus

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12
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vitreous humor

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fluids keeep eye in shape

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ciliary body

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keeps eye in place

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14
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muscle

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located around eye to work together to move

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15
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lazy eye

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one lazy looks around when other looks straight

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Gluacoma

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Too much pressure in the eye
If not treated, will cause blindness because it will block the optic nerve

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Cataracts

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Gradual filmy layer forming around the lens
Gradual difficulty seeing
A procedure and help it

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Myopia

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Near sightness
Difficulty seeing far away
Eye too long, so image focuses in front of the retina
Corrected with lenses

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Hyperopia

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ar sightedness
Difficulty seeing close; need glasses for reading
Eye too short, so impage focuses behind the retina
Corrected with lenses

20
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Asigmatism

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Cornea not shaped corrected
Light is not able to be trapped correctly
Everything seems blurry
Corrected with lenses

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