Questions tagged [iris]
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Why do the eyes of this cat have different colours when viewed from different angles?
Why do the eyes of this cat have different colours when viewed from different angles?
Both of the eyes of this cat appear yellow when looking straight at the camera.
However, when the cat looks at ...
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Controlling the pursuit path of the human eye
The human eye scans images by panning focus along a certain path. Stork et al. (2002) revealed that there is a feedback process involved in moving ocular focus along a path that produces minimum ...
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Does your iris color have an effect on your vision?
I've always wondered if having different iris colors, (eye colors) may have any advantages or disadvantages on ones vision. Specifically regarding the effects of light.
Personally, I have troubles ...
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The Uniqueness of DNA Paradox
How can everyone have unique iris and fingerprints? After a certain amount of human beings have lived on earth, wouldn't it be possible to exhaust all possible combinations?
The same principle ...
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Are the irises an exact match in a human's set of eyes?
Are the irises an exact match in a human's set of eyes? Assuming the eyes are healthy with 20/20 vision.
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Why does contracting the iris allow less intense light to go in?
The iris contracts automatically in the presence of bright light. This makes a flashlight appear bright in darkness, but outside in daylight you can't even see it's light.
The iris is changing your ...
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Why Do Most Humans & Cats Have Blue/Bluish Eyes At Birth?
I've read that the eye color at birth for most humans and for cats may not always be the the true genetic color at first. This is due to the lack of melanin in the iris. This makes sense as there is ...
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