Eyes have a huge role in communication.
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blitzen@lemmy.ca 3 weeks agoWhat other functions do the eyes do than seeing?
cattywampas@midwest.social 3 weeks ago
blitzen@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
I don’t think I’d count that as explicitly a physical bodily function.
cattywampas@midwest.social 3 weeks ago
But a function nonetheless, and it’s been one for millions of years and since before we were human.
shalafi@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Crying to release endorphins. That count?
blitzen@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Tear ducts, sure. But eyeballs?
shalafi@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Close enough? As the eyeball lubrication system, I’d call tear ducts part of the eyeball unit. 🤷🏻 Hell, everything is ultimately part of the same unit, even the bacteria that’s not “us”.
cynar@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Circadian rhythm maintenance.
Melatonin is broken down in the eye by blueish light. When this stops, the melatonin levels begin to climb, leading to tiredness.
This is also why phones etc keep you awake.
asbestos@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
hurt