Facts About Your Eyes Infographic

Vision is the foundation of human experience, and often we take our eyes for granted.

The human eye is an extremely complex organ that allows us the power to perceive the world like other sense organs. We use our eyes when we wake up most of the time, but how much do we really know about them, and how they work? There are a lot of fascinating and interesting things about our eyes.

Here are some interesting facts:

• The eye is the quickest muscle in the body – why do we tell 'in the blink of the eye' when something happens instantly!

• Our eyes shut instinctively to shield us from perceived threats.

• It's possible to blink five times within a single second.

• Only 1/6 of your eyeball is visible.

• Every second, the eyes concentrate on 50 things.

• The brain is the only organ more complex than the eye.

• The eyes make up 80 percent of the overall learning.

• Eyes began to develop 550 million years ago. 

• An eye consists of over 2 million parts.

• People who are blind can see their dreams unless they are born blind.

• The eyes recover rapidly. Under due treatment, fixing a small corneal scratch requires just about 48 hours.

• There are around 39 million people across the globe who are blind.