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Blindness And Body Clocks

January 24, 2015
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Our eyes are the window through which we make sense of the colours, people and objects around us.

But scientists at Oxford University say they have another important role – setting our internal body clocks.

When bright light enters the eye in the morning, it kick-starts the brain into generating a regular pattern of sleeping and waking.

So what does that mean for people who can’t see anything at all?

Smitha Mundasad reports from Oxford.

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    January 24, 2015 1:28 pm

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