You’ve had your eyes since you were born, so you may think you know them pretty well, but here are some fun facts you may not know about eyes:
Fruits & Vegetables
Eating a balanced diet full of fresh fruits and vegetables help your eyes get the proper nutrients they need to function at their best.
Playing Outdoors
Motivate your child to play out doors to help improve hand eye co-ordination.
In the blink of an eye
They say in the blink of an eye, because the eye is the fastest muscle in the body.
Tears
Newborns do not produce tears. Tears only start to flow around 4-13 wks old.
Memories
80% of our memories are determined by what we see.
Blinking
Blinking helps you lubricate your eyes, you blink every 2-10 seconds. Be sure to blink while you read or work on the computer.
Colour Blind
One in twelve men are ‘colour blind’
You see with your brain
You see with your brain, not your eyes. Our eyes function like a camera, capturing light and sending data back to the brain
Injury
One of the most common cosmetic injuries is poking the eyeball with a mascara wand.