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Blind spots

Blind spots

- As we covered in the previous movie, the cones are responsible for all color vision. Cones are present throughout the retina, but are concentrated towards the center of the field of vision at the back of the retina. - [Women] The rods are better able to detect movement and provide vision in dim light. The rods are unable to discern color, but are very sensitive at low-light levels. - The area where the optic nerve connects to the retina in the back of each eye is known as the optic disc. There is a total absence of cones and rods in this area. And consequently, each eye is completely blind in this spot. - As a result, it is referred to as the blind spot that everyone has in each eye. Under normal binocular vision conditions where both eyes are used together this is not a problem. Because an object cannot be in the blind spot on both eyes at the same time. On the other hand, where the field of vision of one eye is obstructed…

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