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