| Term | Definition |
| cornea | the transaparent front surface of the eye |
| pupil | the opening in the center of the iris through which light enters the inside of the eye |
| iris | the ring of muscle that controls the size of the pupil and gives the eye its color |
| retna | the layer of cells that line the inside of the eyeball |
| rods | cells in the retna that detect dim light |
| cones | cells in the retna that respond to detect color |
| optic nerve | short, thick, nerve that carry signals from the eye to the brain |
| nearsightness | s condition that causes a person to see distant objects as blurry |
| farsightness | a condition that causes a person to see nearby objects as blurry |