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Why our eyes donot feel cold ?​

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The corneal tissue at the front of the eye has high thermal conductivity so it doesn't stray too far from body temperature even when the ambient temperature is extreme. For example, if the environment is at -11°C, the surface temperature of a human cornea only falls to 28.6°C.

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