Facts About Human Eyes by Heritage Hospitals

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1 inch across and

The human eye can

weigh about 0.25

differentiate

ounce.

approximately 10 million different

Our eyes remain

colors.

the same size throughout life, whereas our nose

The human eye

and ears never stop

blinks an average of

growing.

4,200,000 times a year.

Eyes are made up of over 2 million Each individual eye

working parts.

contains 107 million cells and all are light sensitive Your eye is the fastest muscle in your body. Hence, the phrase: “In the blink of an eye.”

The world’s most common eye color is brown.

Brown eyes are blue eyes underneath. A person can receive surgery in order to

The night vision of

make their brown

tigers is six times

eyes blue.

better than that of humans.

Ommetaphobia is the fear of eyes. Pirates wore earrings because they believed it improved their eyesight.

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