Facts About The Human Eye That You Didn’t Know

Published on 02/28/2017
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Move It.

When our eyes are tracking a moving object, they are doing so in smooth motions. or non-saccadic as it’s scientifically called.

Move It.

Move It.

Read On.

People who read from a paperback book or anything on paper really, are doing something right. If you read from a computer screen, you’re actually reading 25% slower than that of paper.

Read On.

Read On.

The Darkness.

Research has long proven that when a person is experiencing major depression, they see less contrast making all colors around them appear more dull. Zooey Deschanel is the total opposite of that so we thought we’d make this a more happy fact and not a dark one. 🙂

The Darkness.

The Darkness.

Similarities

Turns out that the cornea of a shark is very similar to our own. Which explains why during some optic surgeries, a shark’s cornea is used most often.

This Amazing Predator Has A Cornea Most Similar To A Human

Similarities

Superstition.

Pirates were totally superstitious, go figure. Some were convinced that if they wore an earring, it would help improve or even to cure bad eyesight. They wholeheartedly the precious metals in an earring actually possessed magical healing powers.

Superstition.

Superstition.

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