Eyes have a huge role in communication.
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blitzen@lemmy.ca 1 year agoWhat other functions do the eyes do than seeing?
cattywampas@midwest.social 1 year ago
blitzen@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
I don’t think I’d count that as explicitly a physical bodily function.
cattywampas@midwest.social 1 year ago
But a function nonetheless, and it’s been one for millions of years and since before we were human.
shalafi@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Crying to release endorphins. That count?
blitzen@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Tear ducts, sure. But eyeballs?
shalafi@lemmy.world 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago
hurt