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To understand the diseases and conditions that can affect the eye, it helps to understand basic eye anatomy. Here is a tour of the eye starting from the outside, going in through the front and working to the back. Eye Anatomy: Parts of the Eye Outside the Eyeball. The eye sits in a protective bony socket called the orbit.
In this interactive, you can label parts of the human eye. Use your mouse or finger to hover over a box to highlight the part to be named. Drag and drop the text labels onto the boxes next to the eye diagram.
The human eye is a roughly spherical organ, responsible for perceiving visual stimuli. It is enclosed within the eye sockets in the skull and is anchored down by muscles within the sockets. Anatomically, the eye comprises two components fused into one; hence, it does not possess a perfect spherical shape.
Interactive ophthalmic figures for medical student education illustrate concepts in eye anatomy and functions in an engaging format.
Here are descriptions of some of the main parts of the eye: Cornea: The cornea is the clear outer part of the eye’s focusing system located at the front of the eye. Iris: The iris is the colored part of the eye that regulates the amount of light entering the eye.
This article explores the anatomy of the human eye, looking at the different structures and their functions. The diagrams show cross sections of the human eyeball; as we journey through the different parts, refer to them to better understand their functions.
Check out this fact sheet to see a labeled diagram of the eye and learn about the different parts of the eye. Topics: Glaucoma. Material Type: Handouts. Audience: Hispanics/Latinos. Download. English: Parts of the Eye (PDF 603.5 KB) Spanish: Las partes del ojo (PDF 897.7 KB)