The Eye of Sauron: Uncovering the Ancient Origins of Human Vision The human eye has long been an enigma, with its development shrouded in mystery.
Researchers at Lund University and the University of Sussex have shed new light on this enigma by revealing that our ancestors' eyes may have originated from a tiny, one eyed cyclops like creature that lived over 600 million years ago.
This ancient ancestor's single eye eventually gave rise to the paired eyes we use today.