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THE EYEBALL
This illustration shows the
eyeball and the muscles that
control its position. The cornea
and the lens focus the light
rays onto the back of the eye.
The lens regulates the focusing
for near and far objects by
becoming more or less globular.
The collective function of
the nonretinal parts of the eye
is to keep a focused, clear image
of the outside world anchored
on the two retinas. Each eye is
positioned in its socket by the
six small extraocular muscles
mentioned in Chapter 2. That
there are six for each eye is no
accident; they consist of three
pairs, with the muscles in each
pair working in opposition, so
as to take care of movements in
one of three orthogonal
(perpendicular) planes. For both
eyes, the job of tracking an
object has to be done with a
precision of a few minutes of
arc--or else we see double. (To
see how distressing that can be,
try looking at something and
pressing on the side of one eye
with your index finger.) Such
precise movements require a
collection of finely tuned
reflexes, including those that
control head position.