{"id":16716,"date":"2021-08-08T09:04:47","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T09:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/?page_id=16716"},"modified":"2021-08-08T10:00:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-08T10:00:28","slug":"eye-mazing-facts-about-eyes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-health\/eye-mazing-facts-about-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"Eye-mazing Facts About Eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Did you know that your eyes are the 2nd most complex organ in our bodies?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><i>Did you know that only one-sixth of your eye is visible to the rest of the world? Or how about the fact that your eyes are made up of almost 2 million intricately interwoven functional parts?<\/i><\/p>\n<h2><b>22 amazing eye facts<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Here are 20 more amazing facts about eyes:<\/p>\n<p>1. The brain is the only organ in our bodies more complex than the eye.<\/p>\n<p>2. Over 1 in 8 males are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/vision-therapy-for-children\/checklist-for-parents-2\/why-is-my-child-colorblind\/\">color-blind<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>3. Over 80% of the brain\u2019s processing is from our vision.<\/p>\n<p>4. Children with vision problems are often misdiagnosed with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/vision-for-school\/dyslexia\/dyslexia-faqs\/\">dyslexia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/vision-therapy-for-adhd\/adhd-faqs\/\">ADHD<\/a> and other learning difficulties<\/p>\n<p>5. There are NO pain nerves inside the eye, you could have serious eye conditions, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/eye-conditions\/glaucoma-guide\/\">glaucoma <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/\">macular degeneration<\/a>, and not know it until you have permanent eye damage.<\/p>\n<p>6. Eyes heal quickly, it takes only about 48 hours for a minor<a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/eye-conditions\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/corneal-diseases\/corneal-scratch\/\"> corneal scratch<\/a> to heal<\/p>\n<p>7. Every second, your eyes change focus over 50 times.<\/p>\n<p>8. There are over 1 million nerves connecting each eye to the brain.<\/p>\n<p><b>Want to know more about your eyes? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/\">Contact an eye doctor<\/a> near you.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE RELATED:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-health\/eyes-and-nutrition\/\"> Eyes and Nutrition<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"practice-search-widget\">\n\t\t<h3>Find an eye doctor near you<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t<form class=\"practice-search-form practice-search-form-widget\" action=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/results\/\" method=\"get\">\n\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"distance\" value=\"100\" class=\"practice-search-distance\">\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"page\" class=\"practice-search-page\">\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"address_latitude\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"address_longitude\">\n\n\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"address\" class=\"practice-search-address\" placeholder=\"City, Surburb or Address\" value=\"\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"distance\" value=\"100\" class=\"practice-search-distance\">\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"practice-search-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.6796 0.130005C9.15708 0.130059 7.66615 0.5646 6.38198 1.38258C5.09781 2.20057 4.07373 3.36803 3.43004 4.74783C2.78634 6.12763 2.54976 7.66246 2.74808 9.17205C2.9464 10.6816 3.57139 12.1033 4.54964 13.27L0.729639 17.08C0.6364 17.1732 0.562439 17.2839 0.511979 17.4058C0.461519 17.5276 0.435547 17.6581 0.435547 17.79C0.435547 17.9219 0.461519 18.0524 0.511979 18.1743C0.562439 18.2961 0.6364 18.4068 0.729639 18.5C0.917942 18.6883 1.17334 18.7941 1.43964 18.7941C1.5715 18.7941 1.70207 18.7681 1.82389 18.7177C1.94571 18.6672 2.0564 18.5932 2.14964 18.5L5.99964 14.62C7.35406 15.6038 8.98566 16.1324 10.6596 16.13C12.7814 16.13 14.8162 15.2871 16.3165 13.7869C17.8168 12.2866 18.6596 10.2517 18.6596 8.13C18.6596 6.00827 17.8168 3.97344 16.3165 2.47315C14.8162 0.97286 12.7814 0.130005 10.6596 0.130005H10.6796ZM10.6796 14.13C9.49295 14.13 8.33291 13.7781 7.34622 13.1188C6.35952 12.4595 5.59049 11.5225 5.13636 10.4261C4.68224 9.32975 4.56342 8.12335 4.79493 6.95946C5.02644 5.79558 5.59788 4.72648 6.437 3.88736C7.27611 3.04825 8.34521 2.4768 9.5091 2.24529C10.673 2.01378 11.8794 2.1326 12.9757 2.58673C14.0721 3.04085 15.0092 3.80989 15.6685 4.79658C16.3277 5.78328 16.6796 6.94332 16.6796 8.13C16.6796 9.7213 16.0475 11.2474 14.9223 12.3726C13.7971 13.4979 12.2709 14.13 10.6796 14.13Z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"practice-search-use-my-location\">\n\t\t\tSearch near me\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\n\t<\/form>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<p>9. Even though the retina detects only 3 colors, red, blue and green, we can distinguish over 10 million different colors.<\/p>\n<p>10. The front of the eye, the cornea, is the only part of the body that receives its oxygen directly from the air, not the lungs<\/p>\n<p>11. Only 1\/6 of your eyeball is visible.<\/p>\n<p>12. In a pitch black night, eyes can detect a candle flame 14 miles away.<\/p>\n<p>13. The iris (colored part of the eye) has 256 distinct features, whereas fingerprints only have 40.<\/p>\n<p>14. When concentrating, most people only partially blink, causing dry spots and redness on the eyes<\/p>\n<p>15. In a typical lifetime, you will see over 24 million images of the world around you.<\/p>\n<p>16. The retina is made up of 2 types of nerves, known as \u2018rods and cones\u2019. Rods are responsible for night vision and seeing shapes, whereas cones provide sharp vision and decipher colors.<\/p>\n<p>17. The average person blinks 12 times a minute.<\/p>\n<p>18. The cornea of a shark is nearly identical to that of a human, and it has even been used in human eye surgery!<\/p>\n<p>19. Contracting in less than 1\/100th of a second, the eye is the fastest contracting muscle in the body.<\/p>\n<p>20. The \u2018red eye\u2019 seen in flash photography, is due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-health\/how-does-the-eye-work\/eye-anatomy-the-back-of-the-eye\/\">retina<\/a> being densely packed with blood vessels.<\/p>\n<p>21. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-health\/how-does-the-eye-work\/ocular-anatomy-the-front-of-the-eye\/\">cornea<\/a> is the only tissue in the body that does not have blood vessels.<\/p>\n<p>22. The human eye weighs approximately just under an ounce.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEARN MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-health\/\">Guide to Eye Health<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>So, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/\">schedule an eye exam<\/a> with an eye doctor near you to ensure you keep your eyes healthy and protected.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Your eyes are clearly amazing, so make sure to take care of them and you will \u2018see\u2019 the difference.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that your eyes are the 2nd most complex organ in our bodies? 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