Ten interesting facts you should know about
The Human Eye
- The cornea is the only part of the human body that has no blood supply
- The average adult blinks at a rate of 10 to 20 times per minute. With an average of 4,200,000 blinks a year
- Human's are the only animal on the planet to show the white of their eyes
- Vastly more men suffer color blindness than women. All babies are color blind when they are born. The primary cause of blindness in adults in the United States is diabetes
- The human eye can distinguish 500 shades of the gray and can detect over 10 million colors
- Involuntary eye muscle spasms are a symptom of those suffering with blepharospasms
- An average adult eye weighs approximately 1 oz
- A fingerprint has 40 different unique characteristics an iris has 256, hence the growing use of iris scans for security purposes
- Is about 100,000 times more sensitive to light in darkness than they are in bright daylight
- People with blue eyes are better able to see in the dark than people with darker ones
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Bonus Human Eye Facts
It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open
Comments
Belen
May 9th, 2012
very good 4 homework
Belen
May 9th, 2012
exellent work
Muskan
July 15th, 2012
very nice usefull.............................
Annisa
October 22nd, 2012
This is too less facts so boring.:(
Amanda
October 22nd, 2012
Awesome!
Avinash tiwari
November 26th, 2012
Eye is the most delicate part of our body.
indra mani mishra
January 2nd, 2013
thanks for providimg such awonderful knowledge
Nikita
July 27th, 2013
wow… interesting facts !! I’ve heard that Men are able to read fine print better than women… its kinda partiality with men :P
priyadharshini
October 24th, 2013
last bonus point true and a good fact