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Is the blind spot in your eye supposed to be there?
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Yes: Yes at a small normal size. It can enlarge but pathological.
Answered 10/19/2012
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Blind spot: Your blind spot is the place in your peripheral vision where your optic disk is located. Because there are no retinal photoreceptors at the optic disk, you have a natural blind spot at the optic disk.
Answered 10/20/2012
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