Eye Facts

This bingo card has a free space and 29 words: The average person blinks 12 times per minute, Only 1/6th of the eyeball is exposed to the outside world., Eyelashes have an average life span of 5 months., About half of our brain is involved in the seeing process., The eyeball of a human weighs approximately 28 grams, or one ounce., On a dark night, a human eye can see a candle flickering 30 miles away., The eyes sense light and is connected to the brain by over a million nerve fibers., The word “eyeball” was coined by William Shakespeare in A Midsummer Night’s Dream., The giant squid has the largest eye., Your eyeballs are moving 70 to 100 times per second all over., Women blink nearly twice as much as men., Babies cry but don’t produce tears until one to three months after birth., The eye muscles are the most active., The most common injury caused by cosmetics is to the eye by a mascara wand., Regular eye exams can detect health issues like diabetes and high blood pressure — not just vision problems!, 20/20 vision isn’t perfect — it just means you can see what’s "normal" at 20 feet. Super vision goes beyond!, Every 20 minutes, look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds to help reduce eye strain., Each eye has over 2 million working parts, An eye exam can spot signs of over 270 different health conditions!, You blink 5 million times a year, Eyes can get sunburned, Only 1/6 of your eyeball is visible, Your retina sees the world upside down, Eye exams can catch early signs of glaucoma, Kids may not know they have vision problems, Eating leafy greens supports eye health, Eyes adjust quickly between light and dark, Your eyes never rest, even in sleep and Blue eyes are more light-sensitive.

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