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An eye is a sensory organ that allows an organism to perceive visual information. It detects light and converts it into electro-chemical impulses in neurons. It is part of an organism's visual system.
Compound eye of an Antarctic krill
Eye of a European bison
Human eye
The eyes of a mantis shrimp (here Odontodactylus scyllarus) are considered the most complex in the animal kingdom.
Human eye
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The human eye is a sensory organ in the visual system that reacts to visible light allowing eyesight. Other functions include maintaining the circadian rhythm, and keeping balance.
Eye
…stage). Eyes in various animals show adaptation to their requirements. For example, the eye of a bird of prey has much greater visual acuity than a human eye, and in some cases can detect ultraviolet radiation. The different forms of eye in, for example, vertebrates and molluscs are examples of parallel…
The eye of the right side of the face, showing its visible components - a white sclera, a green iris, and the black pupil, in its orbit surrounded by the lids and lashes
A detailed medical illustration of the eye
MRI scan of the human eye
Eye and orbit anatomy with motor nerves