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Blind spot of the eye contains?

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The "blind spot" in all mammals is the tiny area on the retina (light-sensing surface inside the eye) where the optic nerve exits the eye, carrying the optical signals to the brain. It is "blind" because there are no photoreceptors on this tiny area of the retina. In humans, the blind spot in the right eye is about 20 degrees directly to the right of that eye's central vision. In the left eye it is about 20 degrees to the left of that eye's central vision. Thus, normally the opposite eye sees what is in the other eye's blind spot and the brain fills in the missing information. Here is a simple way to demonstrate the blind spot. (I apologize for the ... between the X and W, but formatting is limited here.) To demo the blind spot in your right eye, keep your left eye closed and look directly at the "X" with your right eye. Now move closer or farther from the screen. At about a foot from the screen the W will "disappear" in your peripheral vision (if you look toward the W, it will reappear). To repeat this for your left eye, close your right eye and stare at the "W" as you move closer or farther from the screen. Again, at about a foot away, the X will disappear.

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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.


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What is the function Blind Spot?

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What is know as the blind spot of the eye?

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