TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Anatomy and Physiology of the Eye and Ocular System A1 - Gappy, Christopher A1 - Del Monte, Monte A. A2 - Kline, Mark W. PY - 2018 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e AB - The vision system in infants and children can be thought of as a combination of the eye and extraocular orbital structures as well as connections to the vision-related portions of the brain. A basic understanding of the normal anatomy, embryology, developmental biology, and physiology of these structures is necessary to comprehend the abnormalities that result in disease and the appropriate means to diagnose and treat them. The development of good visual function requires an interaction of the cornea, lens, retina, optic nerve, cranial nerves, and autonomic nervous system, along with the brain, to allow a properly focused, clear, single image to fall on the retina of each eye and then be converted into electrical signals that are transmitted to the appropriate areas of the brain. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/09 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182925364 ER -