Chapter 8 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Retina
Light sensitive tissue
Rods
Colorless night vision
L. In periphery
Cones
Color vision
L. In macula
Eyes change shape when ___— contracts
Ciliary muscle
Accommodation
Allows clear retinal image maintained in presence of changing light
Visual acuity
Degree of detail seen
Static visual acuity
Both target and performer stationary
Improvement first 4-5 yrs
Dynamic visual acuity
Detail in moving objs
Dynamic v efficiency decreases as
Obj increases in speed
ARED
Age-related macular degeneration glaucoma
Cataracts
Diabetic retinopathy
AMD
Loss of visual acuity
Dry- Breakdown of light sensitive cells in macula
Wet- new blood vessels grow and leak
Glaucoma
Pressure from fluid being plugged
Optic nerve can be affected
Cataracts
Clouding of eyes lens
Diabetic retinopathy
Hemorrhage of b vessels
Presbyopia
Inability to focus on close up
Strabismus
Misaligned eyes
1st yr of birth
Binocular vision
Fuses two images together judge depth
Depth perception mature by
6 yrs
prehension
grasp and sieze obj in hand
tracking
gain important information regarding object’s flight
age to effectively track
6-5 yrs.; 8-9 if ball travels in an arc
coincedence-anticipation
object interception- influenced by practice
macula
region where cones are located
hyperopic
light entering eye focuses behind retina- infants