Dear @jwamshop,

Concerning your argument that the nerves of a mammal are on the wrong side of the eye:

In the eye, light-processing optimization requires 1) a mechanism to detect light, 2) a quick replenishment of that light-detecting mechanism to enable its extended use in large quantities of light, which tends to destroy tissue, 3) the removal of heat from the highly metabolic process before the heat destroys protein function, 4) the removal of heat from light focused on the retina, and 5) the prevention of light reflecting inside the eye after it passes through the photoreceptors.

To optimally balance these major factors so the retina can work properly - The photoreceptors must be inverted and embedded in the retinal pigment epithelium, a cell layer just outside the retina.

This vital tissue removes waste and helps remove heat from the rapidly regenerating receptors. Its black granule pigment prevents light-scattering. The choroid’s extensive network of blood vessels supports the high metabolic needs of photoreceptors and functions like a car radiator to absorb additional heat.

Researchers have known for decades that the “uninsulated” nerve fibers leaving the photoreceptors spread apart, making this layer light-transparent. In addition, retinal Müller cells conduct light from front to back like fiber optic cables. One paper described their remarkable properties: “The increasing refractive index together with their funnel shape at nearly constant light-guiding capability make them ingeniously designed light collectors.”This enables the light-sensitive molecules to detect light regardless of which way the retina is oriented.

One research study simply concludes, “The retina is revealed as an optimal structure designed for improving the sharpness of images.”

Another account extolls the eye’s extraordinary performance: “Photoreceptors operate at the outermost boundary allowed by the laws of physics, which means they are as good as they can be, period.”

Simply put, if our eyes were built according to evolutionists’ expectations, we’d all be blind.