The Amino Acids of the Eye: A Molecular Symphony

The human eye is a biochemical marvel, containing 23 amino acids—from alanine and arginine to tryptophan, taurine, and citrulline. These amino acids are not passive structural units; they are dynamic participants in metabolic signaling, neurotransmitter synthesis, and phototransduction. Their presence highlights that the eye is not merely an optical device but also a biochemical interface between light and metabolism.

Water, Light, and Quantum Coherence

Physicist Emilio Del Giudice, together with Giuliano Preparata, Giuseppe Vitiello, Antonella De Ninno, and Alberto Tedeschi, revolutionized our understanding of water by extending quantum electrodynamics (QED) into the liquid phase. They showed that water organizes into coherent domains (CDs) where photons and water molecules resonate together. These coherent domains act as quantum resonators—trapping light, storing information, and influencing biomolecular interactions. Since the eye is bathed in structured water, from the cornea to the vitreous humor, it is likely that light entering the retina organizes water into coherent states, setting the stage for metabolic signaling and ATP production.

Light as a Metabolic Regulator

Ophthalmologist Fritz Hollwich (1948, 1987) was among the first to demonstrate that ocular light perception directly influences metabolism in both humans and animals. He showed that light entering the eye affects the hypothalamus and pineal gland, regulating melatonin, circadian rhythm, and endocrine function. Later, studies confirmed that blue light-sensitive melanopsin in intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) links light exposure to circadian and metabolic pathways. As Santiago Ramón y Cajal, the father of modern neuroscience, intuited, the optic nerve is not merely a conduit for visual information but an energetic pathway, transmitting photonic and metabolic signals that shape systemic physiology.

Sunlight, the Schumann Resonance, and Cellular Energy

Neurosurgeon Dr. Jack Kruse emphasizes that the sun is not just light—it is information. Sunlight, spanning infrared, visible, and ultraviolet spectra, entrains circadian rhythms and optimizes mitochondrial metabolism. The Earth’s Schumann resonance (~7.83 Hz) resonates with human alpha brain waves, creating a natural coupling between planetary rhythms and neurophysiology. This connection may explain why sunlight exposure enhances ATP production, mental clarity, and overall vitality.

Vitamin A, Opsins, and Energy Metabolism

Vitamin A-based opsins, including rhodopsin, photopsins, and melanopsin, are ancient light sensors that convert photons into metabolic signals. Recent research demonstrates that vitamin A not only supports vision but also preserves cardiac energetics and mitochondrial function in states of metabolic stress. This suggests that light, via vitamin A metabolism, is inseparably tied to energy homeostasis.

Toward a Unified Picture: The Eye as a Quantum-Metabolic Interface

• Amino acids in the eye form the molecular substrate.
• Water coherence (Del Giudice, Preparata, Vitiello) provides the quantum medium.
• Photoreceptors and melanopsin act as biological sensors.
• Sunlight and Schumann resonance synchronize the system with Earth’s natural rhythms.
• Metabolic enzymes and mitochondrial ATP synthesis complete the circuit, transforming light into life.

In sum, the eye is a quantum-biological organ—a gateway through which sunlight organizes water, proteins, and amino acids into coherent metabolic order. As Hollwich observed, “light, like air and water, is a basic element of life,” and nowhere is this more evident than in the eyes, which translate sunlight into the rhythms of human metabolism.

References

Del Giudice, E., Preparata, G., Vitiello, G., De Ninno, A., & Tedeschi, A.
Hollwich, F. (1948, 1987).
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Kruse, J.
Naasner, L. et al. (2022).