So, is the eye the fastest healing part of the body?
I've often wondered if the eye is the fastest healing part of the body, especially after a particularly annoying run-in with a rogue mascara wand or a stray tree branch while hiking. It's one of those things people tell you at parties or in doctor's waiting rooms, right alongside "don't swallow your gum" or "carrots help you see in the dark." But when you actually feel that sharp, stinging pain of a corneal abrasion, it's hard to believe your body is working at record speeds. ...