Difference between Simple Eyes and Compound Eyes
- Compound eyes are made up of clusters of ommatidia, but simple eyes are made up of only one single unit of eye.
- Compound eyes are found in most of the arthropods, annelids and molluscs. However, simple eyes are found among many types of organisms including most of the higher vertebrates.
- Compound eyes can cover a wider angle compared to simple eyes.
- The types of simple eyes are more diversified than the compound eyes.
- The polarization of sunlight could be understood via compound eyes, but not through simple eyes.
