Random Eye Facts

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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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    Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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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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    Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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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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    There are glasses which allow a red-green color-blind person to see colors the way everyone else does.
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    Only about 2% of the world population has green eyes.
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    The colossal squid has the largest eyes in the world.
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