Can humans have serpent eyes?

It's a fairly rare condition, and most studies can't seem to agree just how rare because there could be numerous individuals that haven't been diagnosed. According to the collection of studies, coloboma can affect 0.5 to 2.2 people out of every 10,000.
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Can people be born with snake like eyes?

Ocular coloboma is relatively uncommon, affecting less than one in every 10,000 births. The classical description in medical literature is of a keyhole-shaped defect. A coloboma can occur in one eye (unilateral) or both eyes (bilateral). Most cases of coloboma affect only the iris.
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Is it possible for humans to have slit pupils?

However, there is an extremely rare disorder that can cause humans to have the same slit shape of pupils. People with this disorder have a chromosomal defect where there are more copies of the 22nd chromosomes in cells than there should be.
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Can humans have different shaped pupils?

Answer: Some people have pupils that are slightly different sizes or shapes, so variations can be normal and are usually harmless. However, if there is a significant difference or one of the pupils has only recently changed there could be an underlying issue.
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Do serpents have eyes?

With the exception of a few species that have adapted to daytime hunting, most snakes do not see well. Generally they can see shapes but not details. This poor eyesight probably owes to their evolutionary history as burrowers, living in the dark where eyes weren't much use.
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Is snake deaf or blind?

Snakes don't have ears or eardrums like humans have. In fact, this lack of external ears — and observations that snakes don't tend to respond to sounds — led many scientists to conclude that snakes were deaf.
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Can snakes feel love?

Can you bond with a snake? Some snake owners feel as though their snake recognises them and is more eager to be held by them than by other people. However, snakes don't have the intellectual capacity to feel emotions such as affection.
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Are pupils black holes?

The pupil is a black hole located in the center of the iris of the eye that allows light to strike the retina.
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Is your pupil a hole?

The pupil is the hole located in the center of the iris. It allows light to enter the eye. The pupil appears black because light rays entering the pupil are absorbed by the tissues inside the eye. Or they are absorbed after diffused reflections within the eye.
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What are cat eyes in humans?

The name “cat eye syndrome” is derived from a distinctive eye (ocular) abnormality that is present in a little over half affected individuals. This defect, known as a coloboma, usually appears as a cleft or gap in the iris below the pupil, and the elongated pupil therefore resembles the appearance of a cat's eye.
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What are the benefits of slit pupils?

Slit pupils allow the iris to contract or expand more dramatically- a human's round pupil can expand to allow light to be 10-fold more intense compared to its smallest size, while a cat's pupil expands to 135-fold intensity.
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Why is my pupil not a circle?

Anisocoria is a condition in which the pupil of one eye differs in size from the pupil of the other eye. Yourpupils are the black circles in the center of your eyes. They are usually the same size.
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What does a teardrop pupil mean?

A teardrop pupil is a sign of an open globe injury and the eye should be shielded without any pressure on the eye itself to prevent further injury during transport. Discussion: This patient has an open globe injury, defined as a traumatic violation of the external layer of the eye (sclera and/or cornea).
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Why do I have holes in my iris?

Any defect in the iris that allows light to enter the eye, other than through the pupil, is called a coloboma. An extra hole or slit may be present from birth, or may result from trauma. Colobomas may also exist in the eyelid, a defect which interrupts the border of the eyelid.
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What is a keyhole eye?

The term keyhole eye usually refers to a coloboma involving the iris in the front of the eye. A coloboma can be an isolated problem involving only the iris, or it can be associated with defects in the retina or optic nerve or even systemic conditions.
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What's it called when your pupil leaks into your iris?

Coloboma is an eye condition that people are born with. It happens when part of the tissue that makes up the eye is missing. It can affect 1 or both eyes. If your child has coloboma, talk to your doctor about the best plan for their care.
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Why is pupil black?

The pupil is an opening that lets light into your eye. Since most of the light entering your eye does not escape, your pupil appears black. In dim light, your pupil expands to allow more light to enter your eye. In bright light, it contracts.
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Can water go into eyes?

This fluid provides pressure that helps the eyeball keep its shape, much like how filling up a balloon with enough water will help it keep its shape. Even if there were an uncovered hole leading into the eye, the eyeball would not fill up with water when we go swimming because it is already filled with this gel.
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Can water go behind your eyes?

The retina at the back of the eye is the tissue you rely on for sight. The eyes themselves are fed by numerous blood vessels and filled with fluid. Sometimes, though, there can be problems. Fluid can build up behind the retina due to different conditions, including macular edema and central serous retinopathy .
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Will our sun become a black hole?

Will the Sun become a black hole? No, it's too small for that! The Sun would need to be about 20 times more massive to end its life as a black hole.
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What is the water in your eye called?

Gel-like fluids inside the eye help it maintain its shape, which plays an important role in overall eye health. These substances are called the vitreous humor and aqueous humor.
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Could a black hole consume an entire galaxy?

A single Black Hole, even one at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, is just too small to eat an entire galaxy.
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Can snakes fart?

They don't pass gas, but they often will defecate and urinate in an attempt to scare predators off. Some snakes also have well-developed musk or scent glands that open into the vent, and those species will often release this odiferous, noxious liquid when alarmed or threatened. It is a nasty-smelling liquid, for sure.
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Has a snake ever eaten its owner?

In 1996, a 19-year-old Bronx man died after being attacked by his pet Burmese python. It's likely that the 13-foot-long reptile mistook the man for food after it escaped its cage.
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Can you cuddle a snake?

While snakes don't like to cuddle, they will seek out physical contact for a variety of reasons. This usually involves being gently held in the hands of their owners, or sometimes climbing up onto them. It isn't out of love, however. It's always tied to their survival instincts.
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