Blind spot in vision
Most people are not aware of their blind spot, the small spot in everybody's visual field that is blank. The attachment point of the optic nerve (the nerve that carries all visual information to the brain) to the eyeball causes every person to have a blind spot.
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A 30-year old asked:
Blind spot in vision; also like a sparkly prism?
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A 38-year old asked:
Why do I get a blind spot in vision before a migraine?
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A 46-year old asked:
I think I have a blind spot in vision; it's either worse in right eye or only in right eye, but it's hard to even tell ?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Had Mri was normal . Usually Rt eye. Have blind spot in vision looks like a kliedascope. Lasts 30 mins. Mri?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Large blind spot in vision right eye. Specialists don't know the answer yet. Blood tests fine. Fluorescein angiography on Thursday. What could it be?
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A 43-year old asked:
Blind spot appeared in vision along with major stress?
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A 16-year old male asked:
I sometimes find a blind spot in my vision area while i am reading something. i am not able to read that particular segment and its background gets same as the page.to cure this i have to close my eyes/ sleep for 10-15 mins. how it would affect me.?
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A 38-year old asked:
Do brain tumors show up first as blind spot in your vision?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What may cause an enlarged blind spot in a person's vision?
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A 42-year old asked:
How do I find out if I have a blind spot in my central vision?
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A 39-year old asked:
Is there an eye disorder that causes a blind spot in the central vision area?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Was throwing up w/ stomach flu, broke a blood vessel in eye, now 3 days later i have a small blind/blank spot in peripheral vision of that eye? Thnx
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A 22-year old male asked:
Is the blind or gray spot from macula degeneration always in dead center of vision or can they be off-center?
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A 20-year old male asked:
I accidentally shone a 20 milliwatt laser into my eyes. it was at close range as it was reflected from a mirror. There is a small dark spot in my vision. What should I do. Am I just blinded in that spot permanently?
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A 34-year old asked:
What could have caused a sudden blind spot in my left eye that impaired about 40% of my vision?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I have a distortion in my vision (mostly my right eye, but also a bit in my left), it is where my natural blind spot is, but even with both eyes open ?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Is blind spot necessary as the main symptom in case of phototoxic retinopathy/photic retinopathy? OR this condition can also present with metamorphosia alone? I only have slanted vision problem. Few docs say that OCT is normal,others say atrophy?
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A 66-year old female asked:
Temporary blurry vision with blind spot in right eye?
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A 47-year old female asked:
Lithium toxic at 1.66.effects were extreme dizziness.blind spot right eye.vision looked cloudy.felt floating.saw bugs on wall.delirum or hallucination?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I randomly get weird flashy blind spots in my vision. It starts off small & then gradually gets bigger. It almost looks like zig zag patterns. Help?!
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A 37-year old asked:
Blind spots, vision problems, hypochondriac, what to do?
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A 50-year old female asked:
Sometimes I see green not flashing light, sometimes I have half vision in my left eye and sometimes lots of blind spots in my left eye. What is it?
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A 50-year old female asked:
Green light in my left eye, blind spots, half vision?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Frightened that one day im going to become blind. I have health anxiety. I sometimes get spots vision loss and migraine auras? Will i go blind
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A 41-year old asked:
Sort of getting blind spots in vision, hot flashes, headache, ringing in ears?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Week ago, lost partial vision in left eye. Have some blind spots just black, eye looks smaller, aches, a lot worse after shower/exercising. Is it bad?
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A 57-year old male asked:
Could low oxygen to my brain due to sleep apnea be the culprit of my blind spots in my field of vision?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Recently I've been getting blind spots and blurred vision followed by intense headaches on my right temple, what is this? Should I be worried?
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A 45-year old asked:
Can vision problems such as blind spots be a symptom of breast cancer?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What does LASIK/PRK/SMILE eye surgery cure? Does it help with peripheral vision and blind spots or just high myopia?
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