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Our Sense of Sight and Light
Our Sense of Sight and Light
Sclera
Ciliary muscles
Suspensory
ligaments
Choroids
Retina
Yellow spot
Iris
Pupil
Blind spot
Aqueous
humour
Cornea
Eye lens
Conjunctiva
Optic nerve
Vitreous
humour
Characteristic
Functions
Sclera
Choroids
Retina
Structure
Characteristic
Functions
Yellow spot
(fovea)
Blind Spot
Cornea
Iris
Structure
Pupil
Characteristic
Functions
The opening at the front Allows light to pass into the eye
of the eye that is
Controls the amount of light that
surrounded by the iris
enters the eye
Eye lens
Biconvex, transparent
and elastic
Suspensory
ligaments
Ciliary
muscles
Structure
Characteristic
Functions
Aqueous
humour
A watery, transparent
fluid that fills the
space between the
cornea and the eye
lens
Vitreous
humour
A thick jelly-like,
transparent fluid that
fills up the space
behind the eye lens