Summary

Human being's ability to respond is multifarious and not limited to seeing, hearing, smelling, touching,
and tasting, rather it extends to the sensitivity towards slight changes in atmospheric pressure and
humidity. Out of all the senses, humans depend more on its ability to see because it provides far more
detailed and specific spatial information. If given a choice, people will mostly prefer to lose a limb or
become deaf or dumb rather than sacrificing their ability to see.

The vision was more important in primate's evolution than there acute sense of smell to survive in
dense tropical environments. This as result affected the shrinking of the projection of the nose and
mouth to give a better view and also increased the size of the eyes. Only some primates and humans can
see colors properly. The bull sees a red flag as black and horses have a monochromatic vision. A very
narrow bracket of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible to humans which does not include ultraviolet
and infrared rays. In contrast, some species are sensitive to them like bees and ants to UV rays while
rattlesnake to Infrared ones. If we would have been able to see infrared rays then we would able to see
glowing objects of different intensities at night which would have helped us to move easily. Our eyes
have also a good judgment in color gradations.

Humans have stereoscopic vision i.e. they see the same object from 2 slightly different angles that give
an impression of solidarity and depth. The position of eyes changes with different species. The binocular
vision of humans helps them to see three-dimensional bodies sharply. Total development of 3-
dimensional vision requires time and experience. People who can see later in their life have difficulty in
identifying objects and with time, learn the significance of the distribution of light and shadow to
understand solids, curves, and reliefs.