Fancy Names
What is a fancy words for a type of eye doctor?
Correct answers include Optometrists and Ophthalmologists
This part of the eye is actually just a hole that lets in light. It usually looks like a black dot.
It's also another word that means "student"
Pupil
This type of cell is especially helpful for distinguishing between different colors
Cones
There are many types of common visual impairments that are connected to this part of the eye. A few examples include: Retinitis Pigmentosa, Macular Dystrophy, Stargardts, Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinal Detachment, Retinopathy of Prematurity, and Albinism
Retinas
Everyone who wears sunglasses has some usable vision
False! Some people wear glasses just to protect that part of the face. Some people wear glasses because they look cool.
An Ocularist is a type of specialist that makes these really cool things
Prosthetic/artificial/glass eyes
This is a colorful feature at the front of the eye that can expand or contract to change the amount of light that enters the eye. Common colors for this feature include brown, blue, and green.
This is also a name for a type of flower
Iris
This type of cell is helpful for seeing in darker rooms or outside at night
Rods
Many visual impairments affect a person's acuity. A few examples include glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration, nystagmus, and optic nerve hypoplasia.
Acuity can vary quite a bit from person to person.
Some people with reduced acuity need to use large print and magnifiers
Some people are only able to see large colorful blobs
What does the word "acuity" describe?
How clearly you can see/The ability to see fine details.
Brains play an important role in the process of seeing things
True!
Many people with different types of visual impairments will also have nystagmus. Nystagmus is a fancy word to describe eyes that ...
Shake/move
Optic Nerves send information from retinas to this very important organ that we all have
Hint: You're using the answer to think of the answer to this question
The brain
This type of cell is helpful for seeing things on the side (peripherally)
Rods
There are many types of visual impairments that change the area that you can see.
For example, some people (like folks with macular dystrophy) will have a harder time seeing things in the center of their vision.
Other people (like many folks with retinitis pigmentosa, glaucoma, or people who have had strokes) may have a harder time seeing things things on their sides.
The total area that a person can see is also called their visual...
field
Legal blindness is the same as total blindness
False!
Ahh, light! Some people are very light sensitive. What is a fancy word for to describe light sensitivity?
Hint: The roots of this word are connected to "fear" and "light"
Photophobia
This part of the eye is behind the cornea and the iris. It is responsible for bending light so it that light lands on the retina in the back of the eye
Lens
This type of cell is helpful for seeing small details
Cones
This common type of visual impairment occurs when an eye's lens becomes cloudy. This causes blurriness and reduced color vision. It also makes it harder to see when it's bright out
Cataracts
Prescribed glasses either have clear/transparent or dark lenses. Colorful glasses are only used to look stylish.
False.
For some types of visual impairments, colorful glasses can be helpful. Some people use green, red, or yellow glasses.