Eye Dissection

This week in science we have been learning about how your eye works. For an experiment we got to dissect a cow eye.

Aim: To find out all of the different parts of the eye.

Method: At the start of the experiment we had to cut all of the bits of fat and the muscle that was still on the side of the eye. We then used the mini knife to poke the middle of the cornea(To protect the eye) to get the liquid out (Vitreous Humor) of it so we could do some more stuff. We then used the tweezers and the mini knife to open it up more and try to get the pupil(It lets all the light in) and the lens( Focuses the light) out. After we did that we cut the eye in half so that we could see all of the other peaces in the eye. When we cut the eye in half some of the things we saw were retina(receive light that the lens has focused) and iris(Controls the size of the pupil). Then we cleaned up the mess that we had made. 

Warning Graphic Content!!


Results:

There are some of the photos from our experiment.

What I learnt: I learnt that there is a liquid inside your eye called Vitreous Humor.
Do you know anything else about an eye?