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In this video, we explore a fascinating feature of the human eye—your blind spot! Learn how every person has a small area in their visual field where they ca...
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Finding your blind spot can be a challenge for many students. Here we put forward a simple way to understand WHAT your blind spot is, and why it is vital to ...
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- Dr James Gill
Sep 25, 2017 · This is where A Radical Vision helps others to embrace their personal blindness, whether it be physical or mental. As Brian says, “we all have blindness in our lives.”. You’ll be engaged as ...
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- Common Causes of Central Scotomas
- Common Causes of Junctional Scotomas
- Common Causes of Paracentral Scotomas
- Common Causes of Scintillating Scotomas
Central scotoma causes include: 1. Macular degeneration. 2. Strokes. 3. Tumors. 4. Scars from eye injuries. 5. Traumatic brain injury.
Junctional scotoma causes include: 1. Tumors of the pituitary gland. 2. Other types of cancers, such as craniopharyngioma. 3. Aneurysms, or bulges, in your arteries. 4. Infections, likesyphilis and tuberculosis. 5. Demyelinating conditions like multiple sclerosis.
Paracentral scotoma causes include: 1. Glaucoma (which can cause an arcuate, or arc-shaped, paracentral scotoma). 2. Diabetes-related retinopathy. 3. Retinal tears and retinal detachments.
Scintillating scotoma causes include: 1. Migraine headaches, including migraine with aurawith and without pain. 2. High blood pressure (hypertension). 3. Changes in hormonelevels. 4. Coagulation disorders (problems with the way your blood clots). 5. Retinitis pigmentosa, a group of retinal diseases that cause vision loss. 6. Cancer-associated retin...
Oct 9, 2024 · A central scotoma is a blind spot directly in your line of sight. This type causes visual field defects that make daily tasks seem challenging or impossible. People with a central scotoma may look from the side of their eyes to compensate for the defect.
A blind spot is a small area in the back of the eye where there are no rods and cones, making it insensitive to light. Find out how to measure your own blind spot and test your range of vision with this lesson and activities.
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A blind spot, scotoma, is an obscuration of the visual field. A particular blind spot known as the physiological blind spot , "blind point", or punctum caecum in medical literature, is the place in the visual field that corresponds to the lack of light-detecting photoreceptor cells on the optic disc of the retina where the optic nerve passes ...
