Do eyes have a lot of protein?
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The human eye contains thousands of different proteins, with at least 9,782 distinct nonredundant proteins identified across its various tissues by 2017. So, do eyes have a lot of protein? The answer is a definitive yes, but the concentration and type of protein vary dramatically depending on the specific part of the eye, from the dense, transparent lens to the structural collagen of the outer layers.
