Our eyes
The human eyes are a highly developed sensory organ. Healthy eyes can perceive information in the range of visible light. With the eyes we can orient ourselves in the environment.
Aug compared with a camera
The cornea and the lens correspond to the objective and focus the incidence of light on the center of vision. The iris corresponds to the diaphragm and regulates the incidence of light into the eye. The retina corresponds to the film.
Anatomy of the human eye
Optic nerve (lat. Nervus opticus) in the eye
The optic nerve is responsible for ensuring that information from the retina reaches the brain. The concentrated bundle of millions of nerve fibers converts the light stimuli from the retina into impulses and sends them to ...
Inner eye shell
The inner shell forms the retina. It is used to receive light stimuli. The light impressions are transmitted to the brain via the optic nerve and processed there.
Blind spot (papilla)
The so-called blind spot is the point in the eye where the retina is interrupted and merges with the optic nerve. Since there are no light receptors at this point, ...