Random Eye Facts

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    Most of us have microscopic, worm like mites named Demodex that live in our eyelashes and have claws and a mouth.
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    Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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    The colossal squid has the largest eyes in the world.
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    There's a woman named Veronica Seider who had vision 20x better than average. She could identify people more than a mile (1.6km) away.
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    Sectoral Heterochromia
    Sectoral Heterochromia
    Sectoral heterochromia is an eye condition where one part of the iris appears different to the rest. It's generally a result of excessive pigment.
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    When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.
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    All humans have the ability to see ultraviolet light, but it is passively filtered out by the eye's lens. People who undergo surgery to remove the lens can detect ultraviolet light.
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    Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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