Our eyes are important, we use them from the time we get up in the morning until we go to sleep, every day, all day.

Since eye conditions happen slowly and don’t have any symptoms, we may not notice them.

Which is why a comprehensive eye exam is so important for both adults and children.

Here Are Some Eye Opening Facts About Our Vision

1/3 of a second, that’s how long the average blink takes.

Seeing takes up more than 50% of our brain function, it’s just that important.

There are approximately 107 million light sensitive cells in your eyes.

What is the fastest muscle in the body? Your eye. Hence the saying, ‘in the blink of an eye’.

The fear of eyes is called Ommatophobia

There are over 2 million parts to the eye.

To help our eyes see in the dark they contain one million cells called rods, to help us see detail and color they have 7 million cones.

The life span of a hair is between 2 and 4 years, but our eyelashes only live for about 5 months.

About 10% of our awake time is spent with our eyes closed.

Dogs, cats, and birds, all have three eyelids.

576 megapixels is what the human eye would have if they were a digital camera.

In a single hour, our eyes can process 36,000 pieces of information.

Approximately one sixth of the eyeballs is exposed in humans.

What we see determines 80% of our memories.

The iris has 256 unique characteristics, while a fingerprint only has 40. Which explains why retina scans are becoming so popular.

A scorpion typically has 12 eyes, a box jellyfish has 12, and a worm doesn’t have any.

Your eyes get tired when you read because you blink less often. When you’re talking you blink more often.

The average person blinks 17 times per minute, 14,280 times in 14 hours and 5.2 million times a year.

The number one cause of blindness, diabetes.

The typical person doesn’t have regular eye exams like they should. If you are one of them, contact Lake Nona Eye Care

Vision is a vital part of our everyday life, don’t take it for granted. Lake Nona Eye Care offers affordable eye exams, as well as contact lenses and glasses all at a great price!