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The lens, which flattens or squishes up based upon the ciliary body's contraction or relaxation.

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Q: What focusses the light to form an image on the retina?
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A mirror reflects light to form an image on what?

on the retina of ur eye......its an virtual image....


What part of the eyeball function to refract light rays to form an image of the retina?

the cornea, which is a clear outer covering, refracts light onto the retina


How does the image form in the eyes?

The cornea and the lens focus the light on the retina - but the "image" you see is formed in the brain from just parts of the light image that exists in the eye.


How does refraction allow you to see?

The refraction of light by the cornea and lens of the eye makes it possible for an image to form on the retina. Without the formation of an image, it would be possible for the retina to detect the presence or absence of light, but not shapes or objects.


If light enters your eye but does not properly form an image on your retina what would you expect to happen?

your brain would get a signal for a blurry image


What is the part of the eye which the image is form?

retina


Why is it important for your eye to contain a lens?

Without the lens in your eye you can not form a image on the retina. As the retina is kept at a fixed distance you change the thickness of the lens to get the image on the retina.


What is a sentence for image?

human eye uses a lens to form an image on retina.


On what part of the eye is inverted image formed?

The cornea and lens of the eye form a real, inverted image on the retina.


Where is the image formed in the eye?

Light rays reflect off the object and into the eye where they are refracted by the cornea and focussed by the lens on to the retina, the optic nerve then carries the messages to the brain and an image is formed. Answer: Images don't form in the eyes they form in the brain.The retina at the back of the eye receives light energy from the exterior environment. This is much like the reception of radio wavs by an antenna.The activated optic nerves transmit electical signals or messages to the brain which interprets the impulses into an image


Is the pupil a physical structure of the eye?

Yes, the pupil is a physical structure of the eye. It is the black circular opening in the center of the iris that regulates the amount of light entering the eye. The size of the pupil adjusts in response to lighting conditions to help maintain optimal vision.


What part of your eye refracts light?

The retina which is where the image from the eye lens is focused. The retina is the reflective part of the eye. That's why cat's eye reflect so well, their retina are more exposed in the night because their pupils (or whatever they are in a cat) open wider than ours exposing more of that mirror at the back, the retina. Meeow!