Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying
Did you not see when the man died and his eyes were fixedly open? He (Abu Huraira) said: Yes. He (the Holy Prophet) said: It is due to the fact that when (the soul leaves the body) his eyesight follows the soul.
This hadith is narrated on the authority of 'Ala' with the same chain of transmitters.