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the transparent liquid that fills the eye between the back of the cornea and the front of the iris and lens
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noun
the transparent liquid that fills the eye between the back of the cornea and the front of the iris and lens
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the part of your eye that is between the retina and the white of your eye. The coloured iris at the front of your eye is part of the choroid.
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a cell shaped like a cone in the retina of your eye. Cones make it possible for people and animals to see colours in bright light.
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the thin delicate skin that covers the inside of your eyelid and the cornea at the front of your eye
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the large nerve that sends signals relating to sight from the retina in your eye to your brain
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the part at the back of your eye that sends light signals to your brain, where they are changed into images
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a long thin cell in the retina in your eye. Rods make it possible for people and animals to see when there is not much light.
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the liquid that fills the large space inside your eye between its lens and its retina
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a small yellow area in your eye near the middle of the retina, opposite the centre of the lens. The eye sees things very well in this area.
the white parts of your eyes. The coloured part is called the iris and the black part in the middle is the pupil
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