The Eye

holds the lens in place

• choroid

• iris

• Ciliary body

• cornea

region of the sharpest vision

• cornea

• scelera

• optic disc

• Fovea centralis

liquid surrounding the lens; anterior part of the eye

• Aqueous humor

• vitreous humor

• synovial fluid

• water

where nerve fibers leave the eye, creating the blind spot (lacks photoreceptors)

• optic nerve

• retina

• optic disc

• choriod

a covering around the eye and under the eyelids.

• vitreous humor

• conjunctiva

• cornea

• lacrimal duct

transparent, focuses light rays; many nerve endings, most exposed part of the eye, no blood vessels; anterior

• retina

• iris

• lens

• cornea

Conjunctivitus is also known as

• cataracts

• pink eye

• glaucoma

• astigmatism

What is the medical term for nearsightedness?

• glaucoma

• hyperopia

• myopia

• astigmatism

What kind of surgery can be done to correct myopia or hyperopia?

• hyperopiatology

• cataract surgery

• lasik

sensors for light

• retina

• photoreceptors

• iris

• cornea

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