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blind spot Anatomy a small oval-shaped area of the retina in which vision is not experienced. It marks the nonphotosensitive site of entrance into the eyeball of the optic nerve blind spot [′blīnd ‚spät] (engineering) An area on a filter screen where no filtering occurs. Also known as dead area. (neuroscience) A place on the retina of the eye that is insensitive to light, where the optic nerve passes through the eyeball's inner surface. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Cameras provide 130-degree-wide angle live view of side and rear blind spots Sometimes my lack of seeing is due to my failure to know myself as I truly am or because my blind spots hide a part of myself from me. Tokyo, Japan, Sept 21, 2006 - (JCN) - Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), in collaboration with the National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, has developed an electronic wheelchair with a 360-degree camera that leaves no blind spots. |
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