Visual System ppt 25 Flashcards
What is cataract?
Clouding of the lease. most common cause of blindness world wide.
What are the type of Cataracts?
Age-Related
Congenital
Secondary
Traumatic
What is glaucoma
high interocular pressure as a result of a buildup of aqueous humor within the anterior cavity.
Most common cause of blindness in the US
Normal Tension Glaucoma
here is damage to the optic nerve with a corresponding loss of vision, even though intraocular pressure is normal
The image that the retina receives is
inverted and upside-down
What is accommodation?
the process that increases the refractory power of the lens
What controls accommodation?
Ciliary muscle contraction controlled byt parasympathetic fibers
What is pupil constriction?
Lense Bulges for close vision. Parasympathetic input contracts the ciliary muscle loosening the ciliary zone allowing the lens to bulge
What is Astigmatism?
Occurs what the shape of the cornea is oblong. Prevents light to come into a single focal point.
What lens is used in astigmatism?
Cylindrical lense
What is Presbyopia?
Lose of lens elasticity with aging. Losing its ability to curve to focus on objects that are close
What is Hypermetropia?(Hyperopia)
Far Sightedness
the eyeball is too small of the lens is too weak.
focus is BEHIND the retina.
What kind of lens is used for Hypermetropia?
CONVEX lens
What is Myopia?
Near-sightedness.
the eye is too long or increased lens power.
focus is INFRONT of the retina
What kind of lens is used for myopia?
CONCAVE
MY big CAVE ins NEAR
Where is the Retina?
3rd and inner layer of the eyeball.
lines the posterior 3/4 of the eyeball
consists of pigmented layer and a neural layer.
What is the optic disk?
the optic nerve exits the eyeball. Bundled together with the optic nerve, the central retinal artery, and the central retinal vein.
What is the macula lutea?
the exact center of the posterior portion of the retina, at the visual axis of the eye.