Eye on Anatomy
This transparent structure helps focus light onto the retina
What is the cornea
This beta-blocker drop is used to lower intraocular pressure in glaucoma by reducing aqueous humor production.
What is timolol
This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs. Any questions?" was the chilling tagline of this national anti-drug campaign
What is the Partnership for a Drug-Free America
In this animated classic, a wide-eyed deer learns about life, love, and loss after his mother is killed by a hunter
What is Bambi
This slithering Jungle Book villain tries to hypnotize Mowgli with his swirling, spiraling eyes
Who is Kaa
This pigmented part of the eye controls the size of the pupil
What is the iris
This prostaglandin analog is a once-daily drop that increases uveoscleral outflow to lower eye pressure and may darken iris color over time
What is latanoprost
Before the cavemen and gecko, this insurer ran a 1990s campaign where folks were told, “15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance.
What is GEICO
This 2002 sci-fi film features eye transplants and retina-scanning security systems, as Tom Cruise tries to escape a pre-crime police force.
What is Minority Report
This Sea Witch from The Little Mermaid uses a glowing magical gaze and a stolen voice to manipulate poor unfortunate souls
Who is Ursula
The part of the retina responsible for sharp central vision
What is the macula
This alpha-2 adrenergic agonist both decreases aqueous production and increases uveoscleral outflow, and may cause follicular conjunctivitis.
What is brimonidine
This purple-colored drink pouch brand's commercials featured kids turning into metallic aliens after sipping it.
What is Capri Sun
A terrifying scene in this 1971 Stanley Kubrick film shows the main character undergoing forced eye-opening therapy, with real eye drops applied during filming.
What is Clockwork Orange
This one-eyed villainous sidekick of Scar gets his name and his facial scar from a rather unfortunate eye injury
Who is Scar
This cranial nerve controls the superior oblique muscle
What is cranial nerve IV (trochlear nerve)
This carbonic anhydrase inhibitor eye drop lowers intraocular pressure but may cause a bitter taste and stinging upon application.
What is dorzolamide
Gotta catch ‘em all!” wasn’t just a motto it was a marketing juggernaut for this late '90s franchise that included cards, games, and Saturday morning cartoons
What is Pokémon
This Pixar film opens with a big blue eyeball staring right at you, fitting for a movie about monsters working in a scare-powered energy plant.
What is Monsters, Inc
This villain from Sleeping Beauty conjures green flames and glares through piercing eyes before transforming into a dragon
Who is Maleficent
This is the clear gel filling the eye between the lens and retina.
What is vitreous humor
This cholinergic agent used in glaucoma causes miosis and can worsen night vision, often used historically more than presently
What is pilocarpine
In a 1993 PSA, this Oscar-winning actor smashed eggs in a frying pan to demonstrate what drugs do to your brain, with a dead-serious “Any questions?
Who is Rachael Leigh Cook? (Note: If going with the more intense reboot of the PSA in 1997)
🟦 Or: Who is John Roselius? (Original “This is your brain on drugs” ad, 1987, heavily aired into the '90s)
In this 1940 Disney classic, a magical Blue Fairy brings a wooden puppet to life, and it's his conscience's big eyes that help guide him
What is Pinocchio
In Hercules, these three ancient sisters share a single eye and use it to see into the past, present, and future
Who are the Fates