Using Your Knowledge of the Anatomy of the Human Retina

question 37

Essay

Using your knowledge of the anatomy of the human retina, describe a possible experiment that would reveal where the blind spot created by optic nerves leaving the retina is located in an individual's visual field (hint: you can only do this with one eye open).

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