Welcome to the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
How does the eye work?
Grades K-4: |
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| What are the parts of the eye? | How do your eyes work? | Why don't all animal eyes look the same? | ||
Grades 5-8: |
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| How do we see? | How does our visual system work? | What does it mean to be nearsighted or farsighted? | ||
Grades 9-12: |
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| What can the eyes tell us? A lot! | What is 'vision'? | How do your eyes make sense of the world? |
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Do you see what I see?
| What are optical illusions? | Was the dress blue and black or white and gold? | |
What do eye and vision researchers do?
Eye and vision researchers work in labs dicovering new ways to prevent and treat vision conditions. It is because of researchers that your ophthalmologist can help you when you visit them!
| Building the Bionic Eye |
Revealing a window to diseases |
Advances in vision research |
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Why did you become an eye and vision scientist?
How do I become an eye and vision scientist?
Thank you for visiting ARVO!
ARVO is the largest and most respected eye and vision research organization in the world. Our members include nearly 11,000 researchers from over 75 countries.
