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?