If one sense fails, the other senses must additionally take over its work. The eyes play a special role in this. The human senses are the contact to the environment. The human brain assembles the fireworks of neurons from the sensations of sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch into a meaningful whole.
This works quite naturally in everyday life. We only think about our senses when an organ fails. If you notice that you no longer see as well as you used to, come to us in good time. The causes can be manifold. But even serious diseases can usually be treated well.
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, ...