Facts about the human eye

Fact #1:
Newborns dont produce tears. They make crying sounds, but the tears dont
start flowing until they are about 4-13 weeks old.
Fact #2:
The average blink lasts for about 1/10th of a second.
Fact #3:
People with blue eyes have a higher alcohol tolerance.
Fact #4:
If the human eye was a digital camera it would have 576 megapixels.
Fact #5:
Eigengrau (brain gray) is the color your eyes see in total darkness.
Fact #6:
Out of all the muscles in your body, the muscles that control your eyes are the
most active.
Fact #7:
Researchers have successfully used the game TETRIS to treat "lazy eye" in
adults.
Fact #8:
Ommatophobia is the fear of eyes.
Fact #9:
Some people are born with two differently colored eyes. This condition is
heterochromia.
Fact #10:
Your eyes can get sunburned.
Fact # 11:
You blink about 12 times every minute.
Fact #12:
It is estimated that only 2% of all humans have green eyes, making it the rarest
eye color.
Fact #13:
The human eye can distinguish about 10 million different colors.

Fact #14:
Your eyeballs stay the same size from birth to death, while your nose and ears
continue to grow.
Fact #15:
There are about 39 million people that are blind around the world.
Fact #16:
Your retinas actually perceive the outside world as upside-down your brain
flips the image for you.
Fact #17:
In addition to being upside-down, images arrive at your retina split in half and
distorted.
Fact # 18:
If youre shortsighted, your eyeball is longer than normal. If youre farsighted,
its shorter than average.
Fact # 19:
Your eye is constantly making tiny jerking movements called microsaccades
to stop objects from fading from your vision.

SOURCES:

http://www.factslides.com/s-Eyes
https://www.vsp.com/eyes.html
https://discoveryeye.org/blog/20-facts-about-the-amazing-eye/
http://www.buzzfeed.com/robynwilder/i-only-do-eyes#.feRa4MOz1Q