【2017年整理】新世纪医学英语教程 生物医学Unit 3 Reading A.docVIP

Unit 3 Reading A The Sense of Vision To master some important words and phrases in this unitTo grasp the general idea and the specific information in the textsTo learn some basic medical knowledge of the sense of vision in English Teaching Aims Warm-up ActivitiesStructureDetailed StudyImportant Words and PhrasesFurther Discussion Outline Warm-up Activities What are the five senses of human beings? Warm-up Activities Sight or vision is the top sense. How do the eyes work? Each eye is a ball of transparent jelly that works like a _______. Light enters a hole called the _____ and is focus by a ____ onto the _____-- a sheet of light sensitive cells in the back of the eye. These cells detect the color and strength of the light and send signals to the _____, which builds an image. camera pupil lens retina brain Part 1 The light coming closer to my eye is piercingly bright, brighter than the white-hot ingots (I’d tonged in an Ohio steel mill 40 years ago). Translation Para.1 ophthalmolosgist ophthalmo- or ophthalm-: pref. eye; eyeball E.g. ophthalmoscope: 检眼镜，眼底镜 ophthalmology: 眼科学 ocul(o)-: word element [L.] eye E.g. ocular Para.1 slit lamp（裂隙灯） an instrument consisting of a high-intensity light source that can be focused to shine a thin sheet of light into the eye The lamp facilitates an examination of the anterior segment, or frontal structures and posterior segment, of the human eye, which includes the eyelid, sclera, conjunctiva, iris, natural crystalline lens, and cornea. Para.1 minister to sb./sth. to give help to someone who needs it, especially someone who is sick or old: E.g. She spent much time ministering to the sick. E.g. ministering to the needs of other people Para.2 glaucoma Major cause? excessively high intraocular pressure (IOP). This increased pressure within the eye, if untreated can lead to optic nerve damage resulting in progressive, permanent vision loss, starting with unnoticeable blind spots at the edges of the fi