Chase Eye Care

Independent eyecare for the whole family in Cannock and Hednesford

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Our Eye in Facts and Figures

The human eye can distinguish between 500 shades of grey
The human eye can detect 10 million different colours
The clear cornea at the front of the eye is the only living tissue in the human body that does not contain any blood vessels
The eye is the only part of the human body that can function at 100% ability at any moment without rest
Eyes are composed of more than 2 million working parts
The human eye can detect 10 million different colours
Men can read smaller print than women (women can hear better!)
Eyes are the most complex organ apart from your brain
It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open
Smoking reduces your night vision
Your visual field increases by 10% in the dark because your pupils are larger
If you go blind in one eye you only loose around 1/5 of your total vision
The average blink lasts 300-400 milliseconds
The adult eye contains about 12 million light sensitive cells
Babies’ eyes don’t produce any tears until they are about 6-8 weeks old
Babies can’t blink before the age of 6 months
All babies are born colour blind
It takes some children up to 3 years to attain their final eye colour
Your eyes blink over 10 million times a year
Eyes contribute 85% towards your total knowledge
80% of our memories are made up of visual images
In a normal life span your eyes will see almost 24 million images of the world around you
Your eyelashes have an average life span of 5 months
Your eyes will never wear out

What our customers think

My sons appointment was on a superhero fun day …he was treated like a superhero too and was given some really cool glasses that turn into sunglasses in the sun which he thinks is Brill. Would recommend chaseeyecare because the optician is very very good at his job and we all felt at ease.