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A Liverpool scientist spotted an uncanny likeness of Charles Darwin in a patient’s eye scan.

Christopher McCleary noticed the shape of the father of evolution when carrying out a scan at Aintree Hospital .

The ophthalmic technician said: “This was a fantastic example of pareidolia, where our minds make us see a familiar shape when it doesn’t actually exist.

“Given the number of religious figures who feature in media reports of pareidolia, we thought that it was very appropriate that our high-tech scanning equipment found one of history’s most important scientists.”

Darwin’s theory of evolution changed history when he published On the Origin of Species in 1859.

He travelled the world on HMS Beagle in the 1830s and studied countless forms of wildlife.

Darwin’s theory of evolution suggests animals evolve over generations through a process of natural selection.

He is now regarded as one of the most important scientists of all time.

A statue of Darwin, who died in 1882, now stands outside the Palm House in Sefton Park.

Mr McCleary said: “I’m pleased to say that our patient was happy for us to share this image because of how rare it is.

“It makes you think about the scientific achievements which we have made and which benefit numerous lives every day, but are often taken for granted.”

The picture shows blood vessels in the back of the patient’s eye, taken with an OCT scanner that uses light at different wavelengths to produce multiple images.