A variety of eye-shaped molds sit inside a glass display case. In the background reading material and various metal instruments are blurry in what appears to be another case.

Artists often use their eyes to absorb the surrounding world before recreating it. Doctors use their eyes to identify symptoms, provide diagnoses, or perform surgeries. With approximately 125 million photoreceptors in each human eye, these small organs hold magnificent power—no wonder we call our eyes the “windows to our soul.” “Vitreous bodies”Through 2/25: Mon-Fri 9:30 […]

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