Remarkable Things About Our Eyes That You Probably Don’t Know Yet

Did you know that there are people who are able to perceive many more colors than others?

Our eyes are more than the mirror of our soul. Amazingly, they are one of the most highly developed organs in the human body. Thanks to our eyes, we perceive our environment and can process and organize it.

Did you know that there are people who are able to perceive many more colors than others?

Today’s post is about curious data about our eyes that you may not yet know. Read on to learn more about it.

1. Tetrachromasia

Sometimes the perception of the colors is unclear. You have probably discussed the color of a dress several times while shopping.

You will surely be amazed that around 12% of the population is able to see more colors than others, and we are talking about millions of colors.

The blue that borders the leaves of a tree, a special sheen of the raindrops, trees that shine in thousands of colors, be it in red or brown tones.

A world that shows itself in a wide variety of incredible colors. This intense stimulation can  then put a heavy strain on a tetrachromat.

Why is this happening? The cause is a genetic mutation that particularly affects women. Normally we have 2 receptors of the color spectrum, whereas tetrachromats have 4 receptors, hence the name.

Do you feel addressed?

2. How many megapixels does the human eye have?

Good question! Scientists have researched the answer to this question through studies: the human eye is approximately 576 megapixels. Truly unbelievable. Usually we can then distinguish between 10 million colors (unless a woman is tetrachromatin).

3. How often do we blink our eyes?

On average, we blink about 17 times per minute. On the day then to 14,280 times.  In front of the computer and cell phone, however, we usually forget to blink that often.

Puffy eyes can then be the result. So don’t forget to blink your eyes while reading this post to keep them moist.

4. Do you have blue eyes?

A peculiar theory is that all people with blue eyes descend from the same ancestors from the same lineage. Experts believe that it is a person who settled in the Black Sea area 10,000 years ago.

5. The game that strengthens your eye muscles

Did you know that the popular game  Tetris  strengthens the eye muscles? This game is ideal for people with amblyopia ( weak eyesight ). Exercising for 15-20 minutes a day can be very useful.

6. Each of us will need glasses at some point

It doesn’t matter if your eyesight is perfect at the moment or not. Over the course of our lives, as well as over time, almost everyone will develop vision problems.

Presbyopia (presbyopia) appears between the ages of 40 and 50. With this problem, the object must be a certain distance away in order to be able to see it properly.

From the age of 70, the risk of other eye diseases increases. The most common problem will be familiar to you: cataracts and cataracts.

7. Iris heterochromia

Do you know someone who has different eye colors? You probably immediately think of world-famous singer David Bowie … actually Bowie suffered an eye injury. Heterochromia occurs very rarely and is then mostly genetic.

Each eye can have a different color and one eye can have different colors. This phenomenon is undoubtedly very noticeable.

8. Why are many babies born with blue eyes? Why does the color change over time?

Many newborns have light eyes, which then darken or brown or black over the months. This is due to the melanin in the eyes. The cells of this protein are still immature and then produce a very low level of melanocytes.

This is why many babies are blonde and have light eyes. From the 6th month this gradually changes.

9. The eye of the animals

The animal world is always fascinating. These data about animal eyes will surely amaze you:

• Did you know that an ostrich’s eyes are as big as its brain?
• Goldfish are beautiful animals. However, they do not have eyelids, so they sleep with their eyes open.

• Dolphins sleep with one eye open. Reason: Half of your brain stays awake so that you can continue breathing and then swim in the water.
• Butterflies can see ultraviolet light.
• A chameleon can then look in several directions at the same time.