Eyes heal quickly. With proper care, it takes only about 48 hours to repair a minor corneal scratch.

Eyes heal quickly. With proper care, it takes only about 48 hours to

More from the Human Body Facts niche...

Human Body Facts

At the other end of the scale, the femur (or thigh) bone is the largest

Human Body Facts

Human Body Facts

An eye is composed of more than 2 million working parts

Human Body Facts

Corneas are the only tissues that don’t have blood

Human Body Facts

The retinas inside the eye cover about 650 square mm and contain 137

Human Body Facts

Blue eyes are the most sensitive to light, dark brown the least