Close your eyes and imagine a rainbow, what do you see?
For some, a vivid image comes to mind, but for others, they see nothing. This is known as aphantasia, the inability to picture things. Approximately 1-3% of people live with this inability.
From underwater to space, changes in pressure can have severe effects on the body, especially in the eye. Check out this previous post regarding ocular issues in space!
https://azretina.sites.arizona.edu/node/794
What about when pressures get too high?
If you've ever opened your eyes underwater, you probably noticed how blurry and difficult it was to see! The reason why we see so differently underwater is due to the incoming light rays and how little they are focused.
Let's take a look at how differently we can can see on land and underwater:
The Arizona RETINA students have made a series of videos for kids to learn about the eye.
Give your mother or father a gift of a thoughtful eye chart.
Eye Book
Do you want to make a cute pencil eye craft?
Step 1: Get a pencil, scotch and duct tape, a paper, scissors, and a sticky note
Step 2: Cut the duct tape in half
Follow this link to access all the worksheets and activities:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1SA4GV0WSQEvR1VPtVvLAhm3RzU1ENuCu
Here is a step-by-step explanation of how to make some fun glow-in-the-dark eyes!
Step 1: Gather an old toilet paper roll
Step 2: Paint the roll any color you wish!
Step 3: Cut out different eye shapes on one side of the roll. Get creative and try to come up with some unique ways to draw eyes!
Step 4: Crack a glow stick to activate it and place the glow stick on the inside of the toilet paper roll
Step 5: Tape the glow stick in place
Step 6: Admire your new glow-in-the-dark eyes!
