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Human eyes – similar but different

Nine close up images of different human faces focus on eyes.

Our eyes have the same function yet come in lots of different colours, shapes and sizes. Our eyes allow us to see the world around us. Vision is one of our senses. However not everyone's vision is the same – some people need glasses to see better.

Images courtesy of Adli Wahid, Caroline Hernandez, Janko Ferlic, Johannes Waibel, Nathan Dumlao, Pamela Lima, Prince Akachi, Rajesh Rajput and Srimathi Jayaprakash. All sourced from Unsplash.

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Published: 9 December 2020Size: 2.18 MB
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