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The eye has a hidden cleanup system scientists never knew existed (news.ubc.ca)
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[–] 38 points 1 week ago (2 children)

When I was in medical school they taught us that the eye was basically an organ entirely closed off to the rest of the body. And that always confused the heck out of me, like, how? How does that happen? But it turns out my confusion was really just my bullshit meter going off. I'm glad to know about this new lymphatic drainage system, it makes so much more sense.

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  • [–] 20 points 1 week ago

    What always confused me about that is that I could look at my own eyes over years and see that SOMETHING was acting as a lymphatic drain — so I always took that as a “we don’t care enough to figure it out.”

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    • [+] 20 points 1 week ago* (8 children)
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  • [–] 5 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    Have you noticed yet the pervading visual noise that sits at the very front of your vision?
    The colorful shifting shimmers that play on even in the dark.
    Ya know, eye tinnitus.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    I have this when I'm not feeling mentally well. The visual noise is actually a sign for me that I should be extra careful to be nice to others because it's not them who are more annoying today, it's me.

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    • [–] 14 points 1 week ago* (1 child)

    POV, you’re degaussing your eyes:

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