Basic Eye Tutor

© 1994
by
Rita H. Miller, Class '94
and
Thomas F. Fletcher, DVM, PhD
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Minnesota
St.Paul, MN 55108

Contents

Contents:
         Purpose
         Features
         Student Evaluations
         Platform requirements
         Download instructions

Purpose:
Basic Eye Tutor 1.0.3 presents basic science information about the eye and visual system through text and graphics, including some animation. It is a HyperCard stand-alone appication (Mac platform). The courseware was designed for first-year veterinary students.

Features:
Basic Eye Tutor 1.0.3 presents fundamental information (core material) through a sequential series of screens. Related ancillary information, including additional details and clinical considerations, is optionally accessible by clicking labeled buttons. Basic Eye Tutor has five sections, each concluding with a multiple-choice quiz:

1] Embryology of the Eye:

• optic vesicle & cup
  
• optic fissure & stalk
  
• lens vesicle
  
• eye tunics & eyelids
  

2] Anatomy of the Eyeball:

• chambers of the eye
  
• eye tunics
  
• iris & pupil.
  
• retina & fundus
  

3] Anatomy of Eye Adnexa:

• blood supply
  
• eye muscles
  
• tear production & drainage
  
• eyelids & conjunctiva
  

4} Biochemistry of Photoreception:

• photoreceptor cells
  
• photoreceptor molecules
  
• ion channels in rods & cones
  
• molecular interactions triggered by photons
  

5] Neurobiology of Vision:

• visual fields & binocular vision
  
• retinal circuitry
  
• conscious visual pathway
  
• visual reflexes
  

Student Evaluations:

Platform Requirements:

Basic Eye Tutor 1.0.3 is a HyperCard stand-alone application. Minimal requirements are a Macintosh computer with a 9-in. black & white screen and 2 MB of RAM available to run the application. Disc size is 2.6 MB.

Download Instructions:

A Macintosh computer is required to run Basic Eye Tutor 1.0.3. When you click "Download Now" (below), a 1.3 MB compressed, self-extracting, binary file "Basic Eye Tutor 1.0.3.sea" will be transmitted to the location on your hard disk where your browser downloads files. Double-click the downloaded file icon to extract a 2.6 MB file "Basic Eye Tutor 1.0.3" (your browser may extract this file automatically). Double-click "Basic Eye Tutor 1.0.3" to view the courseware. (You can trash "Basic Eye Tutor 1.0.3.sea" to conserve disk space.) Download Now