Name that Disease
The eye does what??
Always be careful
Just for Fun!
True or False
100
A temporary illness that is caused by bacteria that comes in contact with the eye
A. Conjunctivitis
B. Uveitis
C. Photokeratitis
What is conjunctivitis or "Pink eye".
100
What part of the eye shuts automatically to pretect the eye from possible damage?
Eyelid
100
The medical doctor that specializes in eye and vision care
A. Pathologist
B. Ophthalmologist
C. Optometrist
What is Ophthalmologist
100
This animal has no eyes
A. Worm
B. Shrew
C. Mole
What is a Worm
A worm has cells called receptors that can sense whether it's light or dark. This allows worms to tell if they're underground or above ground
100
True or False
Newborns produce tears
what is False
Babies lacrimal glands don't start begin increasing their production of tear until they are 2 weeks old although it's not until 1 and 3 months of age when you will see visible tears.
200
A red pimple-like bump caused by a blockage in the eyelid
What is a Sty
200
Heterochromia is...
A. Born with two different sized pupils
B. Born with double eye lashes.
C. Born with two different colored eyes.
what is being born with two different colored eyes
200
Wearing sunglasses can help protect against which eye problems?
What is Cataracts, cancer, Glaucoma and Macular Degeneration, Pterygium and Photokeratitis
200
The eyeballs of this animal do not move instead they have to move their heads to see.
What is an Owl
Owls can't move their eyeballs. That's because owls don't have eyeballs at all. Instead, their eyes are shaped like tubes, held rigidly in place by bones called sclerotic rings. Because owls can't roll their eyes around the way we do, they have to move their entire head to get a good look around
200
True or False
Your eye blinks 50 times per minute
What is False
Eyes blink 12-20 times per minute
300
A cloudy areas in the lens of the eye that can cause changes in vision.
what is Cataracts
300
The colorful part of the eye is the...
A. Iris
B. Cornea
C. Pupil
What is the Iris
300
Smoking exposes your eyes to high levels of oxidative stress and can have a negative effect on your eye health. What are the two greatest threats caused by smoking to your eyesight?
What is Macular degeneration and Cataracts.
300
Ommatophobia is the fear of what?
A. being stared at by others.
B. of eyes
C. the sun
What is the fear of eyes
A person with Ommetaphobia or Ommatophobia is extremely concerned or worried about his/her eyes. They may refuse to touch their eyes for plucking an eyelid or putting eye drops in them. A trip to an Ophthalmologist could cause extreme panic in their minds and they might try putting it off as long as possible. The slightest vision-related issue can trigger full-blown panic in the phobic’s mind. An Ommetaphobe may be worried about losing their sight and going blind or might constantly use sunglasses to protect his/her eyes. You might find them closing one eye to check how it would feel if they were to lose vision in it.
300
True or False
Brown eyes are blue eyes underneath
False
All eyes are really brown because of melanin inside the iris. The lack of melanin makes the fibers scatter and absorb the longer wavelengths of light. This means that it is not true that under brown eyes there are blue ones but instead that under blue eyes, and all eye colors, they are actually brown
Brown melanin is the only pigment that exists in the eye; there is no pigment for hazel or green — or blue. Eyes only appear to be these colors because of the way light strikes the layers of the iris and reflects back toward the viewer.
400
A nerve damage disease that can cause patchy blind spots and tunnel vision
What is glaucoma
400
A common phrase for normal vision
What is 20/20 vision.
400
Eating this food that are high in omega-3 fatty acids is great for your eyes
What is Fish
400
The most common eye color is?
A. Green
B. Blue
C. Brown
what is Brown
400
True or False
There have been successful eye transplants in the United States
False
There has been successful Cornea transplants but not a whole eye. The eye's complex web of muscles, blood vessels, and nerves — connected directly to the brain — has doomed past experiments to failure.
500
An age related disease that damages the central vision
What is macular degeneration
It happens when the small central portion of your retina, called the macula, wears down.
500
The inner layer of your eye is called...
A. Macula
B. Retina
C. Fovea
What is the retina
500
If your eye doctor discovers you have ocular hypertension, he is saying you have an increase of __________ in your eye
A. Intraocular Inflammation.
B. intraocular fluid
C. Pressure
What is Pressure
500
This animal has rectangular pupils to give them a wide field of vision
A. Goats
B. Sheep
C. Horses
D. All the above
What is all the above
500
True or False
Double vision also can signal an underlying health emergency such as a stroke.
What is True