STRUCTURES PART 1
The sclera is also known as this
What is the "white"?
This structure is the outer layer of the eye
What is the cornea?
The ratio of eye size to head size on babies to adults ___________ as they grow.
This disorder is visible when looking at the eye without any kinds of imaging in its late stages, causes very cloudy and blurry vision, and can be treated by a removal procedure.
What are cataracts?
This disorder is directly caused by diabetes, it is chronic with no cure.
What is diabetic retinopathy?
Approximately this many cones are in the retina
What is 6 million?
The iris is made up of this type of muscle
What is smooth muscle?
At this age range, kids tend see differently than adults.
What is under 12 years of age?
These colors are the common shades that are mixed up in color deficiency disorders
What are reds and greens?
The 2 types of macular degeneration...
What is wet and dry?
The cells that make up the optic disc are called...
What are ganglion cells?
The average lens size is...
What is 10mm across, 4 m in depth?
At this age, the eyes actually get smaller.
What is the mid-20's?
Typically caused by a virus, this disorder is highly contagious unless it is caused by allergies or a foreign substance/object in the eye.
What is "pink eye"?
What is conjunctivitis?
_______________ is what causes damage to the optic nerve, causing a glaucoma.
What is high levels of pressure?
What is between the retina and the sclera?
The average optic disc size is...
What is 1.5 mm in diameter?
This is why we can't see in the dark.
What is the lack of light reflection?
These disorders are accompanies by a visual appearance of "floaters". (2)
What is diabetic retinopathy?
What is a detached retina?
Means you may have trouble seeing objects up close but can see clearly far away. (2 answers)
What is hyperopia (farsightedness)?
What is presbyopia?
What is to help allow good vision in low light?
What is to help give peripheral vison?
The optic nerves connect these structures
What is the eyes and the vision center of the brain?
Newborns cannot see color, they can only see _______.
What are shapes?
A glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that affect this structure.
This disorder is identified by an uneven or abnormal curve of the eye. The cause is unknown.
What is an astigmatism?