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Opticians and your eyes A guide for school children (aged 5 to 11) - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Opticians and your eyes A guide for school children (aged 5 to 11) - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Opticians and your eyes A guide for school children (aged 5 to 11) Association of British Dispensing Opticians What do opticians do? Association of British Dispensing Opticians Association of British Dispensing Opticians There are three types of
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There are three types of opticians
Optometrist Dispensing optician Contact Lens optician
- If you want to be an optician when you leave school
you will have to work very hard at maths and science Association of British Dispensing Opticians
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The optometrist can look at the back of your eye
The retina The optic nerve Fovea Association of British Dispensing Opticians
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What do you know about eyes?
How many eyes have I got? How many eyes has a dog got? How many eyes does a worm have? How many eyes does a spider have? How many eyes does a bee have?
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Eyes
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What are the five senses?
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What are the five senses?
Hearing Taste Touch Smell Sight
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Sight is our most important sense
Sometimes we can’t tell if we have a problem with our sight At a sight test the optometrist can tell you if you have:
Normal vision Long sight Short sight
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Normal vision
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Long sight
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Short sight
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Night time vision
What kinds of animals can see well in the dark?
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Night time vision
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Healthy eyes
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What can we do to make sure
- ur eyes stay healthy?
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Healthy eyes
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Healthy eyes
Have regular eye tests Protect our eyes from bright light or injury
- Wear a sunhat
- Wear sunglasses
- Never shine a bright light in your eyes
- Never look directly into the sun especially through binoculars
- Never throw things that could cause eye injury
- Protect your eyes from injury
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The eye
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The eye
The iris The pupil The sclera Association of British Dispensing Opticians
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The eye
What different colours of iris are there? What are eyebrows for? Why do we blink? What animal has the longest eyelashes?
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The eye
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How the eye works
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How the eye works
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Cornea Lens Retina Optic nerve to brain Association of British Dispensing Opticians
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So who’s been paying attention?
How many eyes does a bee have? Name an animal that is short sighted? Name an animal that is long sighted? What stops rain and sweat running into your eyes? What are the three kinds of optician?
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You often get distracted in class You sit really close to the TV and don’t like moving further away when your parents tell you to You can’t tell the difference between some colours You can’t read or see things that other people can You’re constantly rubbing your eyes Bright sunlight hurts your eyes
Some clues that you may need an eye examination
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Over to you!
Do you have any questions?
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