Upper and lower muscular folds of skin that move to cover and uncover the eyeball.
Cornea
Transparent front layer of the eye that covers the iris and the pupil. Provides most of the eye's optical power.
Iris
Flat, circular membrane forming the colored portion of the eye, with an adjustable circular opening, the pupil, in the center.
Pupil
Dark, circular opening in the center of the iris which varies in size to regulate the amount of light reaching the retina.
Lens
Transparent, biconvex tissue that helps bring rays of light to focus on the retina.
Fovea
Small depression in the retina where visual acuity is highest.
Macula
Irregularly oval, yellow-pigmented area on the central retina that contains color-sensitive rods and the region sharpest vision acuity.
Retina
Cell layers, sensitive to light, receive images produced by the lens and triggers nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain.
Optic Nerve
Pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that transmit sight impulses to the brain.
Vitreous
Transparent, gelatinous mass which fills two-thirds of the eye between the lens and the retina.
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