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[-] nialv7@lemmy.world 156 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

~~no no no,~~ they also gets oxygen supply from the back of your eyelids (and also oxygen dissolved in you tears). otherwise you'd have to keep your eyes open when you sleep.

edit: to correct inaccurate statements.

[-] cute_noker@feddit.dk 3 points 11 hours ago

So that's why we're not supported to open our eyes under water. Our eyeballs are suffocating!

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