PARTS OF THE EYE AND THEIR FUNCTION

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SCLERA	Protects and maintains the shape of the eyball.
CHLOROID	- Absorbs light and prevents internal reflection of the light. - Supplies the eye with nutrients and oxygen.
RETINA	- Detects light and produces nerve impulses. - Cones detect colours in bright light. Rods detect shades of grey in dim light.
LENS	Focuses light onto the retina.
VITREOUS HUMOUR	Helps in refracting light, maintains the shape of the eyeball.
SUSPENSORY LIGAMENTS	Hold the lens in its position.
CILIARY BODY	Contracts and relaxes to change the thickness of the lens.
OPTIC NERVE	Carries nerve impulses from the retina to the brain.
BLIND SPOT	Where the optic nerve leaves the eyeball.
YELLOW SPOT (FOVEA)	Detects light or any images that fall on it.
IRIS	Controls the size of the pupil.
PUPIL	Controls the amount of light that enters the eye.
CORNEA	Refracts light onto the retina.
AQUEOUS HUMOUR	Helps in refracting light, maintains he shape of the eyeball.
CONJUCTIVA	Protects the cornea.

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