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R.Lakshanya
HUMAN EYE Class : VIII E
STRUCTURE AND
PARTS OF HUMAN EYE
THE SCLERA
The sclera, or white of the eye, is a protective covering that wraps
over most of the eyeball. It extends from the cornea in the front to
the optic nerve in the back. This strong layer of tissue, which is no
more than a millimeter thick, gives your eyeball its white color. It
also protects and supports your eye. It forms two parts called the
cornea and conjunctiva .
cornea
THE CHOROID COAT
The choroid, also known as the choroidea or choroid coat, is the vascular layer of
the eye, containing connective tissues, and lying between the retina and the
sclera. The choroid supplies the outer retina with nutrients, and maintains the
temperature and volume of the eye. The choroidal circulation, which accounts for
85% of the total blood flow in the eye, is a high-flow system with relatively low
oxygen content.
Iris : The colored tissue at the front of the eye that contains the pupil in the center.
The iris helps control the size of the pupil to let more or less light into the eye.
The aqueous humour : is a transparent water-like fluid similar to plasma, but
containing low protein concentrations. It is secreted from the ciliary body, a
structure supporting the lens of the eyeball. ... Blood cannot normally enter the
eyeball.
Pupil : A small opening in the iris is known as a pupil. Its size is
controlled by the help of iris. It controls the amount of light that
enters the eye.
Lens: Behind the pupil, there is a transparent structure called a
lens. By the action of ciliary muscles, it changes its shape to focus
light on the retina. Behind pupil is the eye-lens. The eye-lens is
a convex lens made of a transparent and flexible material like jelly.
The eye-lens is actually a living lens because it is made up of
transparent living cells which allow light to pass through them .
The vitreous humor comprises a large portion of the eyeball. It is a
clear gel-like substance that occupies the space behind the lens
and in front of the retina at the back of the eye.
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The retina is a layer of tissue in the back of your eye that senses light and sends images
to your brain. It provides the sharp, central vision needed for reading, driving and seeing
fine detail.
The optic nerve is a bundle of more than 1 million nerve fibers that carry visual
messages. You have one connecting the back of each eye (your retina) to your brain.
Damage to an optic nerve can cause vision loss. The type of vision loss and how severe
it is depends on where the damage occurs.
On average, there are approximately 92 million rod cells in the human retina. Rod cells
are more sensitive than cone cells and are almost entirely responsible for night vision.
There are about six to seven million cones in a human eye and are most concentrated
towards the macula. Cones are less sensitive to light than the rod cells in the retina
(which support vision at low light levels), but allow the perception of color.
The fovea is a tiny part of the eye's anatomy that makes a huge difference in our
eyesight. Resting inside the macula, the fovea (also called “fovea centralis”) provides
our absolute sharpest vision.
Blind spot is a small area of the retina insensitive to light where the optic nerve leaves
the eye .
The ciliary body is a circular structure that is an extension of the iris, the colored part of
the eye. ... It also contains the ciliary muscle, which changes the shape of the lens when
your eyes focus on a near object. This process is called accommodation
