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| outer layer of the eye; white of the eye |
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| opaque layer that provides the blood supple for the eye |
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| colored portion of the eye and contains smooth muscle |
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| the opening in the center of the iris that allows light rays to enter the eyeball |
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| active in dim light and help us to see in gray tones |
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| are active in bright light and are responsible for color vision |
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| where the lens projects an image on the retina, a yellow spot |
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| central pit that contains a high concentration of sensory receptor cells and is the point of clearest vision |
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| where retinal blood vessels enter and exit the eyeball and where the optic nerve leaves the eyeball |
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| watery fluid that fills the spaces between the cornea and lens |
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| semesolid gel that fills the large area between the lens and the retina |
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| describes a person who has severely impaired vision |
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| difficulty seeing in dim light |
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| branch of medicine involving the diagnosis and treatment of conditions and diseases of the eye and surrounding structures |
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| specialist in grinding corrective lenses |
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| swelling of the optic disk. |
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| although the term translates into fear of light |
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