Sight: Glimmer, Glow, SPARK, FLASH!

Sight: Glimmer, Glow, SPARK, FLASH! — page 3 — right side up turn the image it receives Later our brain learns to and turned upside down picture of the world is fuzzy for a few days after birth our Some scientists believe that Eye color depends on the coloring of the eye's iris and specifically from it containing a pigment called melanin The iris like fingerprints is unique Iris scans are used for identification A new day begins I open my eyes and see So many interesting things in my field of vision

Sight: Glimmer, Glow, SPARK, FLASH! — page 4 — In approximately 1% of people each eye is a different color The rarest eye color is green Only about 2% of people on our planet have green eyes

Sight: Glimmer, Glow, SPARK, FLASH! — page 5 — The eye chart tests visual acuity Sight is the most important sense in many cultures About half of the cerebral cortex works on processing the information we receive thanks to sight PECFD E F P T O Z L P E D The ophthalmologist is a doctor who knows everything about our eyes and vision P E C F D E D F C Z P F E L O P Z D D E F P O T E C L E F O D P C T F D P L E C E O P E Z O L C F T D

Sight: Glimmer, Glow, SPARK, FLASH! — page 6 — iris pupil upper eyelid caruncle lower eyelid cornea lens lashes retina The visible light passing through the lens focuses on the retina and forms an upside-down image and our brain processes it and turns it right side up My eyes are a delicate and complex mechanism They notice the tiniest details and show me the big picture of the world

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