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10 Interesting Eye Facts You Didn\u2019t Know About<\/h1>\n

1. Size<\/h3>\n

The average human eye is roughly 1 inch in diameter and the eye stays the same size from birth. The human eye starts to get bigger about 2 weeks after it is in formed in a fetus.<\/p>\n

2. Weight<\/h3>\n

The human eye weighs about 28 grams, which is about 3 tablespoons of sugar. For something so small and light, the eyes take in and processes about 85% of all the information you will ever collect.<\/p>\n

3. Blink<\/h3>\n

On average a human blink takes around one tenth of a second, but blink rates can vary from person to person and can range from 2 blinks per minute up to 50 blinks per minute.<\/p>\n

4. Repair<\/h3>\n

The human eye can heal very quickly. It can take about 48 hours, with correct care, for the eye to heal itself from a corneal abrasion or scratch.<\/p>\n

5. Blind Spot<\/h3>\n

Both human eyes have a small blind spot, it is located where the optic nerves attach to the back of the retina. You can\u2019t see this hole in your vision as your eyes cleverly work together to block each other\u2019s blind spot.<\/p>\n

6. Babies<\/h3>\n

New born babies may cry a lot but they do not produce any tears. Tears start to be made at around 3 months old.<\/p>\n

7. Colour Blindness<\/h3>\n

In many common types of colour blindness, people struggle to distinguish between red and green. Colour blindness affects more men than women and about 1 in 10 men have a form of it.<\/p>\n

8. Lots of Parts<\/h3>\n

The human eye is made up of over 2 million working parts.<\/p>\n

9. Cornea<\/h3>\n

The cornea is the window of the eye and the only human tissue that doesn\u2019t have any blood vessels.<\/p>\n

10. Transplants<\/h3>\n

While ophthalmologists can carry out intricate corneal transplants, the whole eye cannot be transplanted. There are millions of nerves connecting the eye to the brain and at present we are not able to rebuild these networks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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