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    The eye functions similarly to a camera, using a lens to focus light onto a specialized layer of cells called the retina. The front section of the eye, called the anterior chamber, contains aqueous humor which nourishes the eye. Behind the iris and pupil is the retina, a light-sensitive layer that lines the back of the eye and senses light to create visual signals sent to the brain.

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    The eye functions similarly to a camera, using a lens to focus light onto a specialized layer of cells called the retina. The front section of the eye, called the anterior chamber, contains aqueous humor which nourishes the eye. Behind the iris and pupil is the retina, a light-sensitive layer that lines the back of the eye and senses light to create visual signals sent to the brain.

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    The eye functions similarly to a camera, using a lens to focus light onto a specialized layer of cells called the retina. The front section of the eye, called the anterior chamber, contains aqueous humor which nourishes the eye. Behind the iris and pupil is the retina, a light-sensitive layer that lines the back of the eye and senses light to create visual signals sent to the brain.

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    Anatomy of the Eye

    FThe eye is often compared to a camera. Each gathers light and


    then transforms that light into a "picture." Both also have lenses to
    focus the incoming light. Just as a camera focuses light onto the
    film to create a picture, the eye focuses light onto a specialized
    layer of cells, called the retina,.

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    Anterior chamber. The front section of the eye's interior where aqueous
    humor flows in and out, providing nourishment to the eye.

    Aqueous humor. The clear watery fluid in the front of the eyeball.

    Blood vessels. Tubes (arteries and veins) that carry blood to and from the
    eye.

    Caruncle. A small, red portion of the corner of the eye that contains modified
    sebaceous and sweat glands.

    Choroid. The thin, blood-rich membrane that lies between the retina and the
    sclera and is responsible for supplying blood to the outer portion of the retina.

    Ciliary body. The part of the eye that produces aqueous humor.

    Cornea. The clear, dome-shaped surface that covers the front of the eye.

    Iris. The colored part of the eye. The iris is partly responsible for regulating
    the amount of light permitted to enter the eye.

    Lens (also called crystalline lens). The transparent structure inside the


    eye that focuses light rays onto the retina.

    Lower eyelid. Skin that covers the lower part of the eyeball, including the
    cornea, when closed.

    Macula. The central portion of the retina that allows us to see fine details.

    Optic nerve. A bundle of nerve fibers that connect the retina with the brain.
    The optic nerve carries signals of light, dark, and colors to a part of the brain
    called the visual cortex, which assembles the signals into images and
    produces vision.

    Posterior chamber. The back part of the eye's interior.


    Pupil. The opening in the middle of the iris through which light passes to the
    back of the eye.

    Retina. The light-sensitive nerve layer that lines the inside of the back of the
    eye. The retina senses light and creates impulses that are sent through the
    optic nerve to the brain.

    Sclera. The white visible portion of the eyeball. The muscles that move the
    eyeball are attached to the sclera.

    Suspensory ligament of lens. A series of fibers that connects the ciliary


    body of the eye with the lens, holding it in place.

    Upper eyelid. Skin that covers the upper part of the eyeball, including the
    cornea, when closed.

    Vitreous body. A clear, jelly-like substance that fills the back part of the eye

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