A contact lens manufacturer recently fitted a lens on a lion.

The main reason given for choosing contact lenses is vanity.

The eye is made up of over one million parts.

The eye is the most complex organ in the body, second only to the brain.

Babies cannot see at birth.  They are not blind but do not have the
ability to read the information brought to their brain.

The eye is not fully developed until the age of six.

Eyelids cover approximately two thirds of each eyeball.

The average blinking rate is 10 blinks per minute.  Each blink lasts
approximately 0.3-0.4 seconds.

You use a third of your brain to see.

The iris (the coloured part of the eye) is named after the Greek word
for rainbow.

80% of people notice the eyes first when meeting a person of the
opposite sex.

Your spectacle prescription is as individual as your fingerprints.

Your eyes convert light rays into electrical impulses which are
interpreted by your brain.

Short-sightedness (Myopia) results in far away objects being blurred.

Long-sightedness (Hyperopia) results in near objects being blurred.

Vision can fluctuate during pregnancy.

Short-sightedness affects 1 in 4 people.

Contact lenses were first conceived by Leonardo da Vinci in 1508.

Gas permeable contact lenses allow air to pass through and circulate
tears across the eye.

The eye is a relatively sterile environment due to the antibacterial
qualities of tears.

The lens of the eye is about the size and shape of a smartie.

Six individual muscles regulate the motion of each eye.

Your eyes can distinguish between over 17 million colours.
