Things You Probably Didn't Know About Your Eyes

#1 We Never Think Too Much About Our Eyes..

..Unless we have a problem with our vision, or need to see an eye doctor for glasses. However, your eyes are the window to the soul, so they say. You probably didn't know these amazing facts about your own eyes and what they say about YOU.

#2 Blue Eyes Babies Eyes Can Change Color

75% of babies born with blue eyes end up having a color change after 8-13 months. Usually they turn brown, but green or almond colored is not unusual.

#3 Your Brain Will Flip What You See To Adjust For Your Position

#4 The Brain Gathers Information From Both Sides Of Your Eyes To Form One Single Image

The things you see are actually halved or even quartered, then processed by your brain into a single image.

#5 Look Quickly.. Your Brain Just Processed This TidBit In 13 Milliseconds

#6 The Peripheral Vision You See Is In Low Resolution

Look straight ahead and then try to see something to either your left or right without moving your eyes. The view from the side is somewhat blurred. This is due to sensory focus.

#7 All Blue Eyed People Are Assumed To Have One Single Ancestor

Blue eyes are a mutation. Everyone was originally believed to have brown eyes. It wasn't until about 10,000 years ago in Europe that blue eyes started to appear.

#8 All Humans Originally Had Dark Brown Eyes

Eye color is determined by the amount of pigment you have in your iris. A lot of pigment is brown eyes, less pigment gives one green eyes, and no pigment results in blue eyes. The next time you lock eyes with another blue eyed person be nice, you both came from a single relative.

#9 Don't Blink Or You'll Miss The GIF

You probably miss a little information everyday due to blinking, though so slight, because you blink on average 15-20 times every single minute. The blink is so rapid that it goes unnoticed and you don't realize you are doing it.

#10 Do You Even Know What The Term 20/20 Vision Means

People think 20/20 vision means they have excellent or perfect vision. WRONG! It means you're able to view things pretty well from 20 feet away. People have been known to have 30 or 40 feet visibility.

#11 Nearsighted People Have Longer Eyeballs

#12 Farsighted People Have Shorter Than Normal Eyeballs

#13 When You Produce Tears It's Your Eyes Trying To tell You Something

Tears form for various reasons, though the most common assumption is that you are crying. However, tears fall from irritation, yawning, looking at brigh light, or just to rid the eye of mucus buildup.

#14 You Are Moving Your Eyeballs Rapidly Every Single Second

It's your eyes trying to focus what your eyes are pulling in to your brain, causing a jerking motion that never slows down. It's not noticeable in most people but some have microsaccades and develop a jittery quirk.

#15 Your Eye Is More Powerful Than You Think

The average human eye processes over 575 pixels per millisecond, which is amazing compared to your camera, which is about 8 pixels. Your iPhone will never produce as beautiful an image as your very own eyes!