There are six muscles that attach to the eye to move it. These muscles originate in the eye socket (orbit) and work to move the eye up, down, side to side, and rotate the eye. The superior rectus is an extraocular muscle that attaches to the top of the eye.

The internal structures of the eye consist of three layers of tissue arranged concentrically: The sclera and cornea make up the exterior layers. The uvea is the vascular layer in the middle, subdivided into the iris, ciliary body, and choroid. The retina constitutes the innermost layer and is made up of nervous tissue.

The eye is made up of three coats, which enclose the optically clear aqueous humour, lens, and vitreous body. The outermost coat consists of the cornea and the sclera; the middle coat contains the main blood supply to the eye and consists, from the back forward, of the choroid, the ciliary body, and the iris.

Skin that covers the upper part of the eyeball, including the cornea, when closed. Vitreous body. A clear, jelly-like substance that fills the back part of the eye.

As you get older, your eyelids will droop a bit from gravity and your eye tissues naturally getting loose, but this is a gradual process and not an emergency. If one eyelid suddenly becomes droopy, though, go to the emergency room as this can be a sign of stroke, muscle disease or a nerve problem.

But the good news is that our eyes are some of the quickest healing tissue in our entire bodies. Some injuries heal in just hours, where a scratch on the skin will take days to heal at best.

Call your doctor if you experience any of the following: Dark spot in the center of your field of vision. Difficulty focusing on near or distant objects. Double vision. Dry eyes with itching or burning.

How to Do an At-Home Eye Test

1. Print or purchase a vision chart.
2. Tape the chart on a wall.
3. Place your child’s chair ten feet away from the chart.
4. Ask your child to cover one of his or her eyes.
5. Light the vision chart.
6. Have your child read each line of the chart.
7. Repeat the process with your child’s other eye covered.

Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) Vision loss in one or both eyes from amblyopia can be significantly restored without surgery. Even in situations of severe amblyopia, vision restoration is possible using Fedorov RestorationTherapy as new connections in the brain are encouraged to develop with this treatment.

In order to qualify for Social Security Disability (SSDI) benefits, the blindness must be in both eyes If you are blind in one eye, but you have better than 20/200 vision in the other eye, you may not qualify for benefits under SSA guidelines.

A TIA is a warning sign that you may be at risk of having a full stroke in the near future, and an assessment can help doctors determine the best way to reduce the chances of that happening.