Not only is it not necessary that they be upright, they are in fact upside down as an outside obersver would see them. The brain can handle interpreting the images, and the fact that they are upside down on the retina is not important. From studies done years ago, it appears that the brain can learn to interpret upright images as well. When people wear goggles that reverse the images that fall on the retina, after a long while the wearers begin to 'see' the world as 'upright' again; their brains interpret the images so they appear normal to the subjects. Must be mighty confusing when the glasses finally come off. The subjects were surely hoping that the 'reversal' was not a one-time only effect.
The image formed on the retina is actually inverted due to the way light rays refract in the eye. The brain processes this inverted image and flips it back upright to create a coherent visual perception.
Meaning of upright image
You see objects because they reflect light rays. As light travels to your eyes, the lens focuses the image of the object on the retina. The image of the object in the retina is inverted. As the image is formed, the optic nerves send the message to the brain. It is the brain that interprets and corrects the inverted image into an upright position. - Science Links by Sugpatan, Parde and Apolinario
it is inverted, i just learned this today because we disected preserved cow eyeballs so i learned a lot from it.
The retina is where the image is formed.
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.
on retina
On the retina.
The image of an object formed on the retina of the human eye is called Image Formation. Image Formation is the natural processing of light through the eye.
A farsighted person (hyperopic) has difficulty seeing nearby objects because the image is formed behind the retina. A convex lens is used to converge light rays so that the image falls on the retina, allowing clear vision. So, for a farsighted person, the convex lens corrects vision by focusing the image on the retina.
Yes, the image in a plane mirror appears upright and the same size as the object.
the iris and the lens focus the image to fall on the RETINA.