HBS FINAL Study Guide Eye Anatomy

Cornea

Helps light rays focus.

Pupil

Allows light to enter.

Iris

Helps determine how much light enters the eye.

Aqueous Humor

Helps with eye nutrition.

Vitreous Humor

Helps provides the eyeballs shape.

Retina

Allows light rays to be focused

Sclera

Forms the white outer layer of the eyeball.

Ciliary

Helps with the convex ( or lack thereof) of the lens.

Optic Nerve

Carries images through nerve impulses from the retina to the brain.

Lens

Helps focus light rays onto the retina.

Chroroid

Prevents light from being reflected inside the eyes.

Macula Lutea

Gives detailed, clear vision in the retina.