About
Your Eyes
Introduction
The human eye is the organ which gives us the sense of sight, allowing us to learn more about the surrounding world than any of the other five senses. We use our eyes in almost everything we do, whether reading, working, watching TV, writing a letter, driving a car, and countless other activities.
Sight is
the most precious of the five senses, and many people fear blindness
more than any other disability. The eye allows us to see and
interpret the shapes, colors, and dimensions of objects in the
world by processing the light they reflect or give off. The eye
is able to see in dim light or bright light, but it cannot see
objects when light is absent. The eye changes light rays into
electrical signals then sends them to the brain, which interprets
these electrical signals as visual images. The eyeball is set
in a protective cone-shaped cavity in the skull called the orbit
or socket and measures approximately one inch in diameter. The
orbit is surrounded by layers of soft, fatty tissue which protect
the eye and enable it to turn easily. Six muscles regulate the
motion of the eye. Among the more important parts of the human
eye are the iris, cornea, lens, retina, conjunctiva, the macula,
and the optic nerve.
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ABOUT YOUR EYES
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