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If I put my finger on one side of my eye I can see a black spot on the other side. Why is this?
Question Date: 2006-01-13
Answer 1:

You are probably "seeing" the location in your retina that contains the optic nerve, which has no photoreceptor cells. You are blind in that spot.



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