Sensory Physiology
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Vision
Anatomy of the Eye
Fibrous tunic
– Sclera
– Cornea
Anatomy of the Eye
Vascular tunic = Uvea
– Choroid
– Ciliary body
– Iris
– Pupil
Anatomy of the Eye
Nervous tunic = Retina & optic nerve
– Outer pigmented layer
– Nervous layer
Photoreceptors
Rods
Cones
Macula
Fovea centralis
Optic Nerve
Optic disc
Blind Spot
Anatomy of the Eye –
Miscellaneous structures
Lens
Anterior cavity
– Aqueous humor
Posterior cavity
– Vitreous humor
Anatomy – Accessory
structures
Eyelids = Palpebrae
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Tarsal plate
Meibomian glands
Palpebral fissure
Lateral commissure
Medial commissure
Caruncle
Sebaceous ciliary glands
Anatomy – Accessory
structures
Conjunctiva
– Palpebral
– Bulbar
Anatomy – Accessory
structures
Lacrimal apparatus
– Function
– Lacrimal gland
– Lacrimal puncta
– Lacrimal canal
– Nasolacrimal duct
Vision
Light
Refraction
Emmetropia = Normal vision, light rays
focus on a single point called the Focal
Point
Focal Point
Retina
Vision
Accommodation
– For close vision
– Pupils constrict
– Eyeballs converge
– Near point of vision
Vision
Eye movement controls
Voluntary fixation (premotor area)
Involuntary fixation (visual area)
Vision
Binocular vision
Diplopia
Strabismus
Photoreceptors of Vision
Rods
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Rhodopsin is photopigment
Numerous – about 120 million
Sensitive to light
Relative lack of color discrimination
Peripheral retina in location
Good for night vision, but poor detail
Convergence
Photoreceptors of Vision
Cones
Few – about 6 million
Photopigments sensitive to differing
wavelengths of light
– 400 nm blue
– 500 nm green
– 600 nm red
Photoreceptors of Vision
Cones
High level of illumination
Not very sensitive to light
See in color
Precise detail
Little convergence
Mostly in center of retina, esp. fovea
Neural Components of Vision
Bipolar neurons
Ganglion neurons
Lateral inhibition
– Horizontal cells
– Amacrine cells
Visual Acuity
Snellen Eye Chart
20/20
Light/Dark Adaptation
Photopigment concentration
Pupillary light reflex
– PNS constricts pupil
– Direct – ipsilateral
– Indirect = Consensual - contralateral
Cones inhibit rods in bright light
Visual Pathway
Optic Nerve
Optic Chiasma
Optic tracts
Thalamus – lateral geniculate body
Occipital lobe of cerebral cortex