Learning Objectives

• Name the bones that form the orbit, which houses the eyeballs
• Describe the structure of the eyes
• Explain the axes of the eyes and how the muscles move the eyes around these axes
• Name the nerves that supply the intraocular and extraocular muscles of the eye
• Describe the anatomy and function of the components of the eye
• Describe the process of accommodation
• Define the refractive errors of the eye
• Explain the retinal neural network
• Explain photoreceptor anatomy and function
• Describe phototransduction
• Explain the route of visual information processing
• Discuss the effects of lesion at various sites in the visual pathway

Eye Anatomy

• what bones make up the orbits?
• what are the contents of the orbits?
• what are the 3 chambers of the eye?
• what is the function of intraocular fluid?
• what is the difference between aqueous vs vitreous humor?