PLX Academy · News · 1 February 2022
facts about eyes
Although we take it for granted and as something normal, vision is one of the most important gifts in life. Simple things, like watching a match of your favorite sports team or watching a work of art enrich our lives.
Below are the most interesting facts about eyes that you probably did not know:
→ Eyes develop 2 weeks after conception.
→ The eyes remain the same size throughout our life, while the nose and ears are constantly growing.
→ The approximate weight of the eyeballs is 28 grams.
→ The human eye is made up of more than 2 million parts that work together.
→ Only 1/6 of the eye is visible.
→ The eye never sleeps, it works constantly.
→ The muscles that control the eyes are the strongest and fastest, hence the expression “while you blink”.
→ The eyes can process 36,000 bits of information per hour.
→ With healthy eyes, you can see the light at a distance of 22.5 km.
→ The most common eye color is brown.
→ The average person blinks 12 times a minute, which is about 10,000 blinks a day. Women blink more than men.
→ Eye surgery was one of the most advanced fields of medicine in ancient times.
→ Your eye can recognize more than 10 million different colors.
→ Ophthalmophobia is fear of the eyes.
→ The night vision of the tiger is 6 times stronger than the humans.
→ Pirates wore earrings in the belief that it improved their eyesight.