Unit 10 · Effects of injuries to the cornea in the eyes

Other Problems Related to the Eye, Apart from Defects of Vision Presentation

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Science and Technology, Grade 10

Other Problems of the Eye

Cataract · Colour blindness · Night blindness

By the end of this lesson you can

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Explain what a cataract is and why it forms

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Describe cataract surgery

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Link colour blindness to cone cells

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Link night blindness to rod cells and vitamin A

Two kinds of eye trouble

👓Defects of vision
Every part of the eye is healthy
Light focuses in the wrong place
Spectacles correct it
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🩺Other eye problems
A part of the eye stops working
Lens clouds or retina cells fail
Spectacles cannot solve it

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Presenter notes: Today we look at three eye problems that spectacles cannot fix: cataract, colour blindness and night blindness.