Front of Eye Anatomy
The black center of the eye
What is the Pupil?
The white outer layer of the eyeball, continuous with the cornea
What is the Sclera?
This happens when the eye doesn't produce enough, or the right kind of, tears
What is Dry Eye?
Massaging your eyelids is a form of treatment
What is Dry eye?
The colored part of the eye which helps regulate the amount of light entering the eye
What is the Iris?
The main purpose of this is to transfer visual information from the retina to the vision centers of the brain via electrical impulses.
What is the Optic Nerve?
The most common type of conjunctivitis
What is Virus?
This is the treatment for an astigmatism
What are glasses or contact lenses?
Or refractive surgeries.
Layers of cells which work together to protect your eye and provide clear vision, also helps focus light into the eye so that you can see
What is the Cornea?
The layer of cells lining the back wall inside the eye, it senses light and sends signals to the brain
What is the Retina?
This happens when the eye has a different shape than normal
What is an Astigmatism?
No specific treatments, your body fights this on its own
What is Virus Conjunctivitis?
It produces the fluid in the eye called aqueous humor
What is the Ciliary Body?
The part of your eye that processes what you see directly in front of you (your central vision)
What is the Macula?
The contagious forms of conjunctivitis
What is Bacteria and Virus?
Depending on the severity of allergic conjunctivitis you will need one of these types of eye drops.
What are prescription or over the counter?
This sits behind your pupil and helps focus light onto your retina
What is the Lens?
This is filled with blood vessels that bring oxygen and nutrients to the eye, it's between the sclera and the retina
What is the Choroid?
The three different layers of tears
What is Oily, Watery, and Mucus?
Treatment of bacteria conjunctivitis
What is prescription antibiotic eye drops?