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Human Eye
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 Human Eye
• The eye is the organ of vision. Eyes have evolved many
times as vision offers many advantages to both predators
and prey.
• Human eyes have a 3 layered structure made of the sclera,
choroid and retina.
• Sclera is a layer of connective tissue that protects the eye
and makes the white of the eye and cornea.
• Choroid is the thin middle layer of the eye. Absorbs excess
light to prevent blurring of vision. Forms iris.
• Retina contains the light sensitive photoreceptor cells.

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 Human Eye
• Cornea is the transparent front of the eye. Part of sclera.
Bends light into eye through pupil onto lens. No blood
vessels and very sensitive to pain.
• Iris controls size of pupil so amount of light entering eye.
Coloured brown, blue or green. In albinos it is pink.
• Pupil is a circular hole in iris that allows light into eye.
• Lens is a transparent tissue that focuses light onto back of
eye. Cataract happens if the lens becomes cloudy.

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 Human Eye
• Retina is light sensitive part of eye. Contains photoreceptor
cells (rods and cones) that send nerve signals to brain when
stimulated by light.
• 125 million rods give vision in dim light.
• 6-7 million cones work in bright light and give colour
vision. Three types of cones red, blue, green.
• Macula is eye’s centre of focus. It contains fovea and gives
most accurate vision.
• Optic nerve carries visual information to the brain from the
retina. It exits the eye at the optic disc (or blind spot).

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 Human Eye
• The ciliary body connects the choroid to the lens. Contains
ciliary muscle that controls shape of lens.
• Suspensory ligaments connect the ciliary muscle to lens.
• Aqueous humor is clear watery liquid filling area between
cornea and lens. Glaucoma happens if duct draining it is
blocked.
• Vitreous humor is transparent gel that fills eye beyond
lens.

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 Human Eye Structure

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 What do you need?
Materials
Sclera sheet
Choroid sheet
Retina sheet
Iris & Lens sheet

Tools
Tape
Scissors
Bendy plastic e.g. from packaging

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 Make retina
• Cut out along solid black lines NOT dashed lines.

• Fold up sides and tabs along dashed lines.

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 Make retina
• Curl sides around & tape tabs to bottom of membrane.

• Do same to both sides to complete.

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 Make choroid
• Cut out along solid black lines NOT dashed lines.

• Fold up sides and tabs along dashed lines.

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 Make choroid
• Curl sides around & tape tabs to bottom of membrane.

• Do this to both sides to complete.

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 Make iris
• Choose your eye colour. Cut out along solid black
lines.

• Tape tabs to attach iris to front of choroid where wide

gap is.

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 Make sclera
• Cut out along solid black lines NOT dashed lines.

• Fold up sides and tabs along dashed lines.

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 Make sclera
• Curl sides around & tape tabs to bottom of membrane.

• Do same to both sides.

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 Make sclera
• Bend back blue cornea panels along dashed lines.

• Curl left hand panel around front. Tape tab beneath.

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 Make sclera
• Curl right hand panel and tape to other one.

• Cut cornea panel.

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 Make sclera
• Cut plastic to size of template on iris sheet.

• Tape onto front to make cornea.

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 Make lens
• Cut out along solid black lines NOT dashed lines.

• Cut out panels on side.

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 Make lens
• Fold sides down dashed lines. Tape ends together.

• Tape along top and bottom edge of arms.

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 Make lens
• Tape lens inside choroid behind large opening.

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 Join parts together to make eye
• Slot the 3 layers together:

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 Join parts together to make eye
• Identify parts and say what they do.

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 Human Eye Structure

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 Congratulations
you’ve made a human eye!

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