This site provides a an excellent guide to the structure and function of the human eye. Content addresses how the eye is built, as well as how it works to translate light and shadow into sight. A diagram illustrating the various parts of...

This tutorial looks at the anatomy of the eye and how the sense of sight works. This is the first part of a learning module. Subsequent sections cover how images are formed and detected, the concept of accommodation where the eye adjusts...

In this lesson, students learn about the structure and function of the human eye and research how it compares to animal eyes. They will then choose an eye, write a description, and make an illustration of it, which other students will...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The structure and function of the eye and how we see.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The job of the eye is to focus light. The parts of the eye help it to carry out its job. Follow the path of light through the eye as you read about it. Learn more...

Learn about the human body's own "camera" as you explore the inner workings of the human eye. This resource is displayed as a three-dimensional, interactive animation.

An introduction to the human eye as it relates to the physics ray model of light and image formation.

The human eye is an amazing mechanism, able to detect anywhere from a few photons to a few quadrillion, or switch focus from the screen in front of you to the distant horizon in a third of a second. How did these complex structures...

The skeletal muscles are divided into two categories: the axial, muscles of the trunk and head, and the appendicular, muscles of the arms and legs. Learn here all about the axial muscles.

How do we see what we see? The eye works all day from the moment you wake up to the moment you close them to go to sleep. Let's take a tour of the amazing eye! Included is a video, an article, quiz, activity and word find.

Invertebrates are known to have compound eyes. Learn the anatomy and function of this kind of eye.

Students examine the structure and function of the human eye, learning some amazing features about our eyes, which provide us with sight and an understanding of our surroundings. Students also learn about some common eye problems and the...

Understand the structure and function of the eye and ear cells by examining these microscopic tissue samples.

Your eyes see, but how does vision happen? Find out how the eyes and brain work together through this video and accompanying activity guide. [6:09]

This StudyCards stack enables students to review the vocabulary about and physiology of the eye.

The anatomy of the eye, how it functions to allow us to see, and vision problems that can develop are described.

Sometimes, against a uniform, bright background such as a clear sky or a blank computer screen, you might see things floating across your field of vision. What are these moving objects, and how are you seeing them? This video explains...

Explore this interactive visual to learn the parts of the eye, what the function of each is, and how they work together to give us the ability to see.

Learn about the eye and how it processes color in this learning module.

This government site explains the function and structure of the cornea and includes a diagram with labeled parts of the eye.

Easy to understand description of the parts of the eye and their functions. Lots of labeled illustrations. At the bottom of the page additional content includes games, quizzes, lesson plans and activities about vision.

A scale model of the human eye is shown. Information about the parts of the eye and the common defects that result from its malfunctioning.

Optical illusions are images that seem to trick our minds into seeing something different from what they actually are. But how do they work? This learning module walks us through a few common optical illusions and explains what these...

Take a look inside the human eye in this slideshow of photos, eye diagrams and descriptions that help explain the parts and functions of the eye.