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There is a spot on your retina that does not contain any rods or cones (the cells that take in light stimuli and send the information to our brain, which then interprets that information into the images you see) and hence is why you have a blindspot.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe blind spot that is present in your eye represents the portion of the retina which has been disrupted by the optic nerve. In your eye, you have a sheet of photoreceptive cells, normally centered around the fovea (the photoreceptor-rich portion of the eye). However, where the optic nerve attaches to the eye (the optic nerve leads to the brain, and actually developed from neural tissue) there are no cells, and there is a small portion where you cannot actually see.
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∙ 10y agoThe blind spot is the region in what would otherwise be part of your visual field were you cannot see anything because, instead of light sensitive cells there, you have the connection of the retina to your optic nerve. You are so used to it, since it is there from birth, that you usually don't notice it.
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∙ 12y agoThe reason that there is no blind spot in normal vision is because the other eye fills in the missing piece of the eye's blind spot.
Fun Fact: Octopus' have no blind spot
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∙ 12y agoYes, right at the point the optic nerve joins the retina.
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What is the blind spot why is it called this?
a blind spot is when someone stares at the light and it makes a spot in there eye that makes them blind.they call it a blind spot because it makes you blind and it makes a spot in your eye.
What causes your blind spot?
At the small spot in each eye where the optic nerve exits the eye, they are no light receptors and therefore no vision. The blind spots are to the outer sides of the field of vision and therefore less critical than if they were close to the center. Also, the blind spot in each eye is compensated for by the other eye for those who have two intact eyes.
Where in the eye is the optic nerve located?
its in the optic chiasm which leads to the back of the eye
Where in the eye is the blind spot?
it is found on the retina
How many receptors does the blind spot have?
The "blind spot" is the point at which the optic nerve leaves the eye. Think of it as a cable attached to the back of the eye, carrying all your visual information to the brain. As a result, there are no receptors at the "blind spot".
Is the blind spot in the eye the optic nerve leaving the eye?
Yep.
Where in the retinas are the blind spots located?
The blind spot of each eye is located where the optic nerve leaves the eye.
What is the function Blind Spot?
The blind spot does not have or serve a function. The blind spot is cause by a lack of receptors in the location where a person's optic nerve and blood vessels leave the eye.
What is know as the blind spot of the eye?
the Optic Disk
Other name for blind spot in the eye?
Fovea.
The definition of blind spot?
a part of your eye that you cant see from
What is at the area of the eye where the blind spot is found?
optic disk
