EYE HEALTH & SAFETY

Funny Eye Facts

• Did you know that the average blink takes 1/3 of a second?
• Seeing is so important that it takes up more than 50% of the brain’s functionality. 
• Newborns don’t shed tears, though they do know how to cry.
• You blink about 15-20 times in a minute.
• The most active muscles in your body are in your eyes.
• Your eyes can get sunburned.
• Blue eyed people are more tolerant of alcohol and less tolerant of the sun
• If the human eye were a digital camera it would have 576 megapixels.
• We spend about 10% of our wake time with our eyes closed.
• An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
• Chameleons can move their eyes in two directions at once.
• A single scallop can possess over a hundred eyes
• Your eyes contain around 107 million light sensitive cells.
• Dolphins can sleep with one eye open.
• Birds, cats and dogs have three eyelids.
• Yes, you can sneeze with your eyes open and no, your eyes won’t fall out.
• Ommatophobia is the fear of eyes.
• Humans can see more shades of green than any other colour.
• The world’s most common eye colour is brown.
• Dogs cannot distinguish between red and green.
• The lifespan of the average eyelash is 5 months, the rest of your hair will last 2-4 years.
• The eye has over 2 million moving parts.
• Your eyes contain 7 million cones which help you see colour and detail and 100 million cells called rods which help you to see better in the dark.