Eyes and Vision

Eyes and vision.

Information and advice about your eyes and your vision.Find out about how the eye works and how we see.

Get explanations of the different parts of the eye and terminology used by optometrists and eye doctors.

Further information is available on the topics, currently listed below.

Nearsightedness

Myopia

Hyperopia

Higher order aberrations

Eye Color

Angioid streaks, colored lines in the retina

20/20 vision What is meant by 20/20 vision

Binocular Vision How both eye work together.

Eyelashes The purpose of eyelashes.

Eye Vision Brief overview of your eye and how it works.

Farsightedness

How eyes work Explanation of how the human eye works

Human Cornea The clear tissue at the front of the eye.

Refraction Bending of light as it passes through the eye.

Presbyopia Loss of near vision clarity with age.

Refractive Errors Light bending whcih causes blurred vision

Retina Light sensitive tissue at the back of the eye.

Visual Acuity An explanation of visual acuity/sharpness.

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