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Why is blind spot so called ?

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Blind spot is a point at which the optic nerve leaves the eye. It contains no rods or cones. So an image formed at this point, is not sent to the brain.
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  16. The image formed on the retina is inverted, but we see the object erec...

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  17. The absolute refractive index of a medium is 2.0. The speed of light i...

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