Eyes have a huge role in communication.
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blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 months agoWhat other functions do the eyes do than seeing?
cattywampas@midwest.social 2 months ago
blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
I don’t think I’d count that as explicitly a physical bodily function.
cattywampas@midwest.social 2 months ago
But a function nonetheless, and it’s been one for millions of years and since before we were human.
shalafi@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Crying to release endorphins. That count?
blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Tear ducts, sure. But eyeballs?
shalafi@lemmy.world 2 months 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 months 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 2 months ago
hurt