Random Eye Facts

    19 facts tagged with Eye Facts

    Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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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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    Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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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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    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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    Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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    If the human eye was a digital camera, it would have 576 megapixels.
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