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Why are the eyes of burn victims often left intact?

I know it's not always the case, but when you see people where their face has practically melted off, how are the eyes still functional? Aren't they fragile to high temperatures?
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Eyes are covered and filled with fluid which is mostly water. Water has to absorb a lot of heat to increase in temperature as compared to most other materials. Because water can carry a large amount of heat, we use it in heating system and cooling system (like radiators).

Skin, muscles, and connective tissue have much less water thus as they are exposed to high temperatures they themselves increase in temperature much faster than the water logged eyes.