THE HUMAN EYESMy name is the eyes and the medical name is the globe. I am located in the skull and look like a ball of white jelly with a colored M&M inside.I am in your nervous system.

I weigh 28 grams.

• I am one of the five senses. •The optic nerve and brain are necessary to help me see.•I am the most complex organ you possess except for your brain.

The Human Eyes Continued…

Pictures of Me

FUN FACTS

People read 25% slower on a computer than on paper.

I can process 36,000 bits of information every hour

Only 1/6 of me is exposed to the worldIt is impossible to sneeze with

me open

FUN FACTS

Seeing in the dark" is actually just seeing shades of gray.Eating carrots can improve your vision at night.I am always the same size from birthEvery time I blink, I am really crying, or producing tears.

Drawing of the Eye –front view

Diagram of ME

Drawing of me – rear view

My muscles (Now you see I’m strong)

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HEALTHY EYES

My tear ducts, produce tears to help protect me by keeping me moist and washing out dust and other foreign stuff.

Comparing the Eye and the Ear

Damaging Your Eyes

Focusing on a computer screen for long hours reduces blinking drastically.

Harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays can cause sunburn of the cornea of the eye, even on an overcast day.

You can also harm your eyes by looking directly at the sun without sunglasses with UV protection

Reasons To Keep the Eye as Part of the Human Body Corporation

Without me you couldn't see anything at all.

I contribute toward 85% of your total knowledge.

About half of your brain is involved in the

seeing process

There are lots of cool things to see in the world

Lots of things are easier to do because you have me.

If Were Fired

Without me you couldn’t see

You would miss colors and cool looking things

You wouldn’t know what other people were seeing

You couldn’t ride a bike, or drive a car

You would have to learn to do even simple things differently, like reading, or using the telephone, or walking across the street

So you SEE (ha!) you need me!

Besides you would miss me!!!!!!!!!!!

Bibliography 1

Web,Charley

“The Eye, Information about Vision Loss and Blindness

(http://www.99main.com/~charlief/Blindness.htm)

Convery Optometrists

“Eye Facts, some amazing facts about your eyes!”

(G:\Eye Facts.mht)

The Nemours Foundation

“Why Do Eyes Water?”

Kids Health

(http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/eyes_water.html?tracking=K_RelatedArticle)

Bibliography2

“Why Do Your Eyes Blink”

Big site of Amazing Facts

(http://www.bigsiteofamazingfacts.com/why-do-your-eyes-blink)

“What are the similarities between your eyes and your ears?

Answers.com

(http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_similarity_between_your_eyes_and_your_ears)

“Top 5 Ways to Protect Eyes from the Sun”

About.com

http://vision.about.com/od/eyeexaminations/tp/Prevent_sun.htm