Name: The evolution of the human eye
Uploaded: 2019-04-05T19:55:28Z
Duration: 4 min 28 s
Description: The human eye is an amazing mechanism, able to detect anywhere from a few photons to a few quadrillion, or switch focus from the screen in front of you to the distant horizon in a third of a second. How did these complex structures evolve? Joshua Harvey details the 500 million year story of the human eye. [Directed by Artrake Studio, narrated Addison Anderson, music by Bojana Vunturišević].

The human eye is an amazing mechanism, able to detect anywhere from a few photons to a few quadrillion, or switch focus from the screen in front of you to the distant horizon in a third of a second. How did these complex structures evolve? Joshua Harvey details the 500 million year story of the human eye. [Directed by Artrake Studio, narrated Addison Anderson, music by Bojana Vunturišević]. 

Joshua Harvey: The evolution of the human eye

The evolution of the human eye

From euglena's light-sensitive proteins to human vision, the eye's evolution over 500M years highlights nature's ingenuity.

The leap from pinhole to lensed eyes in the animal kingdom showcases a pivotal moment in evolutionary biology for enhanced vision.

Biomechanical implants inspired by diverse eye structures hint at future tech surpassing human eye evolution for vision restoration.