Parts of the Eye
These hairs above your eye keep sweat from dripping into it
What are eyebrows?
Eyebrows don't just show emotions: they help keep sweat and rain from running directly into your eyes.
If you can't see the whiteboard from the back of the class, you're this. It is also the opposite of farsighted.
What is nearsighted?
Nearsightedness is extremely common and usually means objects far away look blurry while nearby objects are clearer.
A kid squinting, sitting too close to the TV, or losing their place while reading might actually need one of these.
What is an eye exam (or glasses)?
You wear these outside to protect your eyes from the sun.
What are sunglasses?
True or false: rubbing your eyes hard is good for them.
What is false?
The clear, salty liquid your eyes make when you cry or when you chop onions
What are tears?
Your eyes constantly make a tiny amount of tears to keep them clean and comfortable, even when you're not crying.
The two things people wear to see better: one sits on your nose, the other goes right on your eye.
What are glasses and contacts?
Doctors use this number to describe perfect vision.
what is 20/20 vision?
20/20 vision means you can see an object or read letters clearly from 20 feet away just as well as an average person should see them from that same distance.
This vegetable is famous for being good for your eyes.
What is a carrot?
Carrots contain beta-carotene, which your body can convert into vitamin A
You should definitely wear these when playing sports like paintball.
What are safety goggles / protective eyewear?
The black circle in the middle of your eye that gets bigger in the dark
What is the pupil?
Fun fact: Your pupil isn't actually black pigment. It looks black because most of the light entering your eye gets absorbed inside it.
Most people start needing these to read menus and phone screens after about age 40.
What are reading glasses?
As people get older, the eye's lens gradually becomes less flexible, making it harder to focus on things up close.
About 1 in this many kids has a vision problem that affects their schoolwork: 4, 40, or 400?
What is 4?
This eye doctor is who you visit for a checkup and a glasses prescription.
What is an optometrist?
You should take this medical device out before going to sleep and when you shower.
What are contact lenses?
Sleeping or showering while wearing contacts can increase the risk of serious eye infections, which is why proper lens care matters.
This is the colored part of your eye. Colors include brown, blue, green, or hazel.
What is the iris?
The iris changes the size of your pupil to control how much light enters your eye.
The eye doctor gives you this piece of paper to take to the glasses store.
What is a prescription?
This is the color most people can see the most shades of, more than any other color
What is green?
Humans can distinguish more shades of green than many other colors because our eyes are particularly sensitive to wavelengths around the green part of the spectrum.
The liquid you use to rinse and store contact lenses.
What is saline solution?
Kids should get their first vision check around this stage of life.
What is as a baby?
Vision develops rapidly during infancy and early childhood, so early vision screening can help catch problems while they're easier to address.
The back of your eye is called this. It acts like a movie screen where the picture lands.
What is the retina?
The retina contains millions of light-sensitive cells that turn light into electrical signals your brain can understand.
The cloudy lens problem that mostly affects older people: There is a known short surgery that fixes it.
What are cataracts?
Cataracts make the normally clear lens inside your eye cloudy. Cataract surgery is one of the most commonly performed surgeries in the world.
Carrots are often said to be good for your eyes because they're packed with this vitamin
What is vitamin A?
Vitamin A is important for normal vision, especially for seeing in low-light conditions. A lack of it can cause serious vision problems.
Founding father and inventor who's credited with creating the bifocals: he's also on the $100 bill.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
You should never look directly at this celestial body
What is the sun?
Looking directly at the Sun can damage the retina.