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This Super-Simple Metaphor Can Help You Explain the Eye to Your Clients

Explain key functions of the eye with this metaphor.

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7 years ago

January 9, 2018

INVISION Staff Invision January 2018 Issue

“The retina is like the film in the camera and the optic nerve is like the cable out of the back of the TV.” — Ted Mcelroy, OD, Vision Source Tifton, Tifton, GA

When to say it? When you need a simple way to explain how these key parts of the eye function.

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