Things you Did Not Know about your EYES

Few people could argue that without our 5 senses life would be pretty dull. All our senses are extremely important but I think if you asked most people which sense would they least like to lose they would probably say their vision.

As with most of our abilities, our vision is something that many of us take for granted. If you stop and think for a moment, you will realize that just about everything we do in our day to day life involves our vision. During this article I am going to try and see if I can get you to start thinking a little bit more about your eyes. Listed below is my top 10 list of weird and wonderful things you didn’t know about your eyes..

10. Everyone needs reading glasses as they get older

This is assuming that you already have perfect distance vision. If you are currently reading this article and are under 40 years of age with perfect distance vision, I can say with absolute certainty that you will need reading glasses at some point in the future. For about 99% of the population the age that you will first start needing reading glasses is between 43 and 50 years old. This is because the lens in your eye slowly loses its focusing ability with age. In order to focus things near to you, your lens has to change from a flat to a more spherical shape and it loses the ability to do this as you get older. As you get to around 45 years old you will start to hold things further away from you to keep them focus.

9. The lens in your eye is quicker than any camera lens

Just behind the pupil sits the eyes natural lens, whose function is to focus on the object you are looking at. Just take a minute to glance around the room and think about how many different distances you are focusing at. Every time you do this, the lens in your eye is instantly changing focus without you even being aware of it! Compare that with a camera lens which takes a few seconds to focus between one distance and another. Just be thankful that the lens in your eye is as quick as it is, otherwise things would be continually going in and out of focus.

8. Your eyes are fully developed by the age of 7 years old

By the age of 7 years old our eyes are fully developed and are physiologically the same as adult’s eyes. It is for this reason that it is vitally important to pick up a lazy eye before we reach this age. The earlier a lazy eye is diagnosed, the greater the chance it will respond to treatment, as the eyes are still developing and capable of an improvement in vision. Beyond 7 years old no amount of treatment will result in any improvement in vision.

7. You blink approximately 15,000 times each day

Blinking is a semi- involuntary function meaning we do it automatically, but can also choose to blink if we so require. Blinking is an extremely important function of your eyes as it helps remove any debris on the surface of your eye, by spreading fresh tears over them. These tears help to nourish your eyes with oxygen and also have important anti bacterial properties. You can think of the function of blinking as being similar to the action of the windscreen wipers on your car, cleaning and removing everything to keep you seeing clearly.

6. Everyone gets cataracts as they get older

People don’t realize that cataracts are just a normal consequence of getting older and everyone gets them at some point in their life. You can think of cataracts as being similar to getting grey hair, in that it is just a normal natural age change. The average age people first get cataracts is about aged 70 years old and by 80 years old you are guaranteed to have cataracts. In the same way that you could not find any aged 80 years old without grey hair, it would be equally impossible to find anyone over 80 years old without cataracts. Cataracts refer to a gradual clouding of the lens in your eye and typically take about ten years from onset to them needing treatment.

5. Diabetes is often first detected during an eye test

People who suffer from type 2 diabetes (the type you develop later in life) are often symptom free, meaning they often don’t even know that they have it. This type of diabetes is commonly picked up during an eye test as it can be seen as tiny hemorrhages from leaking blood vessels at the back of your eye. This certainly is good reason to get your eyes tested regularly.

4. You see with your brain and not your eyes

 The function of your eyes is to collect all the required information about the object you are looking at. This information is then passed from your eye to the brain via the optic nerve. It is the brain (visual cortex) where all this information is analyzed to enable you to ‘see’ the object in its finished form. This is not to say that your eyes don’t play an important role as they certainly do.

3. Your eyes can adapt to blind spots in your vision

Certain eye conditions such as Glaucoma and certain general health conditions such as having a stroke, can lead to you developing blind spots in your vision. This would be extremely debilitating if it wasn’t for your brain and your eyes ability to adapt to make these blind spots disappear. It does this by suppressing the blind spot in your affected eye and letting your other good eye ‘fill in the gaps’. It is adaptation like this that makes your eyes so resilient.

2. 20:20 vision is not the best vision you can have

When people hear the phrase 20:20 vision they assume that this is the best vision possible. However this is not true as 20:20 vision refers to what the average adult should be able to see. If you imagine a typical eye test chart the 20:20 vision is probably only the line second from the bottom. The line below it is even smaller than 20:20 vision and would mean you have 20:16 vision. So don’t be so impressed next time someone tells you they have 20:20 vision!

1. Your eyes water when they are dry

I know this might sound crazy but this is one of strange facts about your eyes. Your tears are made up of 3 different components and they are water, mucus and fat. If these 3 components are not in exactly the right quantities, your eyes can become dry as a consequence. Your brain responds to this dryness by producing extra water and hence your eyes water.

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What Is Wrong With This Picture?

What Is Wrong With This Picture?  

I think You Can’t

Just scroll Down...

Nothing,

expect for the house and the cars are not real. They are the models shot from a special angle by Michael Paul Smith, the photographer who recreates in his pictures the glorious past days of America.

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102 years ago

1910 Ford. Make sure you read all the statistics under the photo.

This has only been 102 years ago! Amazing...

Show this to your friends, children and/or grandchildren!

The year is 1910, over 102 years ago. What a difference a century makes!

Here are some statistics for 1910:

The average life expectancy for men was 47.

Fuel for this car was sold in drug stores only.

14 per cent of homes had a bathtub. 8 per cent of homes had a telephone.

There were only 8,000 cars, 144 miles of paved roads.Speed limit in most cities -10 mph.

The tallest structure in the world - Eiffel Tower!

Average US wage in 1910 - 22c per hour. Average US worker made between $200 & $400 per year.

Accountant - $2000 per year, dentist - $2,500 per year, veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year,

mechanical engineer $5,000 per year.

More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME.

90% of Doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION! Instead, they attended so-called medical schools,

many of which were condemned in the press  AND the government as 'substandard.'

Sugar - 4c lb. Eggs - 14c a dozen. Coffee - 15c lb.

Most women washed their hair once a month, used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.

Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the 

country for any reason.

The Five leading causes of death were:1.Pneumonia/influenza.  2.Tuberculosis.  3.Diarrhea.  4.Heart disease.  5.Stroke

The American flag had 45 stars.  The population of Las Vegas was 30!

Crossword puzzles, canned beer, & iced tea - unknown!

No Mother's Day/Father's Day.

20% of adults couldn't read or write.  6% of Americans graduated from high school.

Marijuana, heroin, & morphine were all available over the counter at the drugstore.

Back then pharmacists said, 'Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind,

regulates the stomach & bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health'.

18% of households had at least one full-time servant or domestic help.

There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE US!

I will forward this to someone else without typing it myself. From there, it will be sent to others all over the

WORLD - all in a matter of seconds! Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years!!

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Sky Park Singapore: unbelievable

 In Singapore, opened Sky Park

June 24 in Singapore, opened a new wonder of the world. "Sky Park" Marina Bay Sands is located on the 200-meter height on the three skyscrapers, as if on three pillars. Here is the most expensive in the world of casinos, bars, restaurants, the largest outdoor swimming pool, 150 meters long and even the Museum of Modern Art. 

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Importance of Marriage in Islam:

Importance of Marriage in Islam:

Islam has not only permitted Nikah but encouraged it and emphasised its importance. Muslim society has been commanded by Allah (SWT) to engage in Nikah and actively support each other in this endeavour:

[24:32] Arrange the marriage of the spouseless among you, and the capable from among your bondmen and bondwomen. If they are poor, Allah will enrich them out of His grace. Allah is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing.

Muslim women have also been discouraged to live a life of celibacy and commanded by Allah (SWT) to choose a suitable spouse:

[2:232] When you have divorced women, and they have reached (the end of) their waiting period, do not prevent them from marrying their husbands when they mutually agree with fairness. Thus the advice is given to everyone of you who believes in Allah and in the Hereafter. This is more pure and clean for you. Allah knows and you do not know.

In fact, Allah (SWT) describes his special blessings to Prophets (AS) having granted them wives and children:

[13:38] We have sent messengers before you, and gave them wives and children. It is not for a messenger to bring a verse without the will of Allah. For every age there are some rules prescribed.

Our beloved Rasul-ullah (Sallaho Alaihe Wassallam) also commanded Muslims to engage in Nikah as it is best for their character and modesty and helps them with guarding their gaze.

Narrated 'Abdullah (RA): We were with the Prophet (Sallaho Alaihe Wassallam) while we were young and had no wealth whatever. So Allah's Apostle (Sallaho Alaihe Wassallam) said, "O young people! Whoever among you can marry, should marry, because it helps him lower his gaze and guard his modesty (i.e. his private parts from committing illegal sexual intercourse etc.), and whoever is not able to marry, should fast, as fasting diminishes his sexual power." [Bukhari] 

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Beautiful Art

  Beautiful Art 

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Colony floating in international waters

Floating cities: PayPal billionaire plans to build a whole new libertarian colony off the coast of San Francisco

المدن العائمة: الملياردير باي بال تخطط لبناء مستعمرة كاملة التحررية الجديدة قبالة ساحل سان فرانسيسكو

Life on the ocean wave: A design for one of the floating cities which Peter Thiel wants to start constructing next year off the coast of San Francisco

الحياة على أمواج المحيطات: تصميم لواحدة من المدن العائمة التي بيتر تيل يريد أن 

يبدأ العام المقبل بناء قبالة ساحل سان فرانسيسكو

Green land: An aerial view of the city, complete with landcaped gardens. Mr Thiel believes many of the islands could eventually be joined together

جرين لاند: صورة جوية للمدينة، مع استكمال الحدائق. السيد تيل يعتقد أن النهاية على العديد من الجزر يمكن ضم معا

Design for living: This island even has a high-level helicopter pad. The cities would be constructed on oil-rig like terminals

تصميم للحياة: هذه الجزيرة لديها حتى لوحة مروحية رفيع المستوى. سيتم إنشاء المدن على منصة للنفط مثل محطات

Light city: Peter Thiel called the project, Seasteading, an 'open a frontier for experimenting with new ideas for government'

دعا بيتر تيل المشروع، وهو "فتح الحدود لتجريب الأفكار الجديدة للحكومة ': مدينة النور

Mr Thiel said: 'the nature of government is about to change at a very fundamental level'

وقال تيل: "طبيعة الحكومة على وشك التغيير على مستوى أساسي جدا"

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