Eyemazy Eye Facts

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The human eye has over two million working parts, making it one of the most complex organs in the body.

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The human eye can distinguish around 10 million different colors.

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The iris helps regulate the amount of light that enters the eye through the pupil, protecting it from too much brightness.

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The average blink lasts for about 1/10th of a second.

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The human eye blinks about 17 times per minute.

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Eyes start to develop just two weeks after conception.

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Eyes are the fastest muscle in the human body, moving up to 100 times per second.

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Each eye has over 100 million light-sensitive cells called rods and cones.

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Eyes can detect a candle flame from about 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) away.

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The eyes of a newborn baby can see shapes and colors but lack the ability to focus on distant objects.

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Your eyes can distinguish between about 500 shades of gray.

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The cornea is the only part of the body with no blood supply; it gets oxygen directly from the air.

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The size of your eye remains the same since birth.

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Some people have a condition called heterochromia, where each eye is a different color.

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Blinking helps keep the eyes moist, preventing them from drying out.

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Your eyes are constantly producing tears to keep them lubricated.

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The eye muscles are the most active muscles in the whole body.

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The eye is the second most complex organ after the brain.

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80% of our memories are determined by what we see.

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The eye can process 36,000 bits of information per hour.

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Newborns don’t produce tears until they are several weeks old.

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Your eyes can adjust to seeing in dim light after about 30 minutes.

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The lens of the eye is faster than any camera lens, focusing in about 400 milliseconds.

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Your eye will focus on about 50 things per second.

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The muscles in your eyes move about 100,000 times a day.

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Eyes are the only part of the human body that cannot repair themselves

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Blinking helps keep the eyes moist, preventing them from drying out.