Eye anatomy and conditions MP

Eyes move uncontrollably

• Coloboma

• Strabismus

• Nystagmus

• Cortical Visual Impairment

The brain does not correctly interpret what the eyes see

• Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI)

• Coloboma

• Central vision loss

• Cerebral Palsy

The pathways which connect the eyes to the brain

• Veins

• Optic nerves

• Skull

• Occipital lobe

When you are born with underdeveloped optic nerves

• Cerebellum

• Optic nerve hypoplasia

• Scoliosis

• Scotoma

When you can not see things directly in the front/middle of your field of vision

• Pupils

• Coloboma

• Peripheral field restrictions

• Central vision loss

What you can see on the far sides of your vision when looking straight ahead

• Peripheral vision

• Scotomas

• Retina

• Ptosis

When you cannot see the far sides of your field of vision

• Optic nerve hypoplasia

• Peripheral field restrictions

• Retinal dystrophy

• Nystagmus

"Blind spots" in your vision because there are places on the retina where the nerves do not work

• Cones

• Rods

• Colobomas

• Scotomas

Thin skin inside the back of the eye, which holds nerves that get light through the pupil

• Pupil

• Retina

• Cornea

• Occipital lobe