The nurse uses a visual aid to show how the ______ refracts light rays to be directed to the lens
a. pupil
b. cornea
c. retina
d. ciliary body
B
The cornea bends or refracts the light rays onto the retina. The pupil acts to regulate the entrance of light into the eye. The ciliary body helps to change the shape of the eye for far and near vision. The retina is the inner coat of the eyeball and is found in the posterior portion of it. The retina contains several layers. The layer with rods and cones acts as the receptor for light images.
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