Vision Flashcards
What is the most powerful bender of light?
Cornea
What is accommodation?
The ability of our eyes to change the focus from distant objects to close objects
What three things comprise accomodation?
Lens changes shape - becomes thicker and more spherical
Pupil constricts
Eyes converge
What happens when the lens thickens?
Ciliary muscles become thicker on both side which means the lens is no longer under strength. This creates a thicker lens
How does parasympathetic information get to the ciliary body?
Cranial nerve 3 - oculomotor
What happens when the pupil constricts?
Pupillary constrictor is a concentric muscle around the border of pupil which gets parasympathetic innervation
What happens when the eyes converge?
Medial rectus muscles used
Why are our medial rectus muscles thicker than our lateral rectus muscles?
We spend a lot of time looking at things close up
What is myopia?
Short sighted
What happens in myopia?
Image is formed in front of the retina
What is the most common cause of myopia?
Eyeball is too long for strength and power of lens and cornea
What are the symptoms of myopia?
Headaches
Infants and preverbal children with a divergent squint
Toddlers experience loss of interest in things far way
May notice child losing interest in class
How can myopia be corrected?
Bending power needs to be decreased so biconcave lenses
What is hyperopia?
Long sighted
What causes hyperopia?
Eyeball too short
Cornea and lens too flat
What happens in hyperopia?
Light rays form image behind the retina so lens is made thicker so image forms on retina this mean they use all the power so can’t see objects close up
What are the symptoms of hyperopia?
Eyestrain after reading or working on a computer
Convergent squint - needs immediate correction
How can hyperopia be corrected?
Biconvex glasses