vision Flashcards
when focusing on an object w/in 20 feet what 2 things happen
- ciliary body causes the lens to bulge
2. iris constricts the pupil
what is near point of vision
how close up you can focus on object/ how well our lens can bulge
near point of vision at
- 18 years old
- 40 years old
- 50 and older
- four inches from eye
- eight inches from eye
- 16 inches from eye
when focusing on an object more than 20 feet away what 2 things happen
- ciliary body causes the lens to flatten
2. iris dilates pupil
cataract
- most what
- what is it
- treatment
- four risk factors
- most common cause of blindness
- clouding of lens
- treated w/ surgery
- UV exposure, diabetes, smoking, old age
glaucoma
- second what
- due to what
- causes what
- three risk factors
- second leading cause of blindness
- due to buildup of aqueous humor
- increases pressure w/in eyeball that damages the retina
- high blood pressure, smoking, family history
macular degeneration
- third what
- what happens
- two risk factors
- third leading cause of blindness
- macula lutea cells die off
- smoking, old age
nearsightedness
- caused by
- what is too far from what
- what can and can’t you see
- eyeball is oblong from front to back
- macula lutea is too far from lens
- can see close up but not far
farsightedness
- caused by
- what is too close to what
- what can and can’t you see
- eyeball is oblong top to bottom
- macula lutea is too close to lens
- can see far but not close
astigmatism
- caused by
- results in what
- irregular curvature of cornea and/or lens
2. a portion of visual field to be out of focus
color blindness
- what is it
- most common type
- caused by
- percentage of men who have it
- inability to distinguish between 2 colors
- red-green color blindness
- due to lack of one of the cone types
- 10 percent
photoreceptor adaptation for cones
when it’s dark and all of a sudden bright what do the cones do
each cone type will quickly and independently downregulate
photoreceptor adaptation for cones
when it’s bright and all of a sudden dark what do the cones do
the cones upregulate
photoreceptor adaptation for cones
when it’s bright and all of a sudden dark except for one specific color you’re staring at what do the cones do
each cone type will upregulate independently