"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." - H.P. Lovecraft

When I had lasik done, one of the main tests during the PreOperation was measurement of dialation. Our eyes dialate to allow more light in, during circumstances where there is little. This allows us to see in the dark. The last thing a surgeon wants to do is adjust the lens in the eyes only to find that he didnt adjust it as far out as your eyes dialate. So, i went into the clinic in Canada and had all sorts of tests done, lastly the dialation test. They inserted the eyedrops in my eye that would prematurely cause my eyes to dialate even though the room was lit sufficiently.

Usually this should take about 15 minutes according to the nurse.. 15 minutes came and went and my eyes were still opening to the outer brim.. By 45 minutes it was as if I had a solid Black eyes.. there was no colored iris to be seen. I was ushered into a dark room with black lights illuminating my surroundings. The Dr. came in and pulled a chair up in front of me and placed the scope over my eyes to peer in. "Woah, shit.." He exclaimed. I quickly told him that kind of reaction was only making me scared outta my pants. "No, nothing is wrong" He continued, "Well, let me put it this way; Normally a person's eyes dialate to about 7mm.. yours however are already at 11mm and might continue a bit farther. I bet you can see great in the dark!" He was right. I can, but in the absence of light all together nobody can see.

Since the dawn of time man has feared the dark. This stems from the fact that one of our primary senses of the world around us relies on light to interact with the optic nerves in our face. Our eyes need light to function. As much as one may be able to cope in the absence of light, having it puts us on a level that most other orginisms cannot compete with.

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