Why is the blind spot so called?

  • A
    It is located at the center of the retina.
  • B
    It contains only cone cells.
  • C
    No photoreceptor cells are present at this point,so no image is formed.
  • D
    It is the point where the optic nerve leaves the eye.

Explore More

Similar Questions

Explain how a normal human eye is able to see distinctly objects placed at a distance as well as those placed at a nearer distance. What is the far point and near point of a normal human eye?

The far point of a myopic person is $150 \ cm$ in front of the eye. Calculate the focal length and the power of a lens required to enable him to see distant objects clearly.

When white light is incident on an object and it absorbs all the component colors and reflects none of them,what color does the object appear to be?

$(a)$ What is "power of accommodation of the eye"?
$(b)$ What happens to the image distance when the object being viewed is moved away from the eye?

$A$ beam of white light falling on a glass prism gets split up into seven colours marked $1$ to $7$ as shown in the diagram.
$(a)$ The colours at positions marked $3$ and $5$ are similar to the colour of the sky and the colour of gold metal respectively. Is the above statement made by the student correct or incorrect? Justify.
$(b)$ Which of the above shown positions corresponds approximately to the colour of:
$(i)$ a brinjal
$(ii)$ danger signal
$(iii)$ neel (indigo) which is applied to clothes
$(iv)$ orange

Vedclass Products

For Students

Vedclass Test Series

Mock tests in real JEE/NEET style with performance analysis. 5-day free trial.

Start Free Trial
For Teachers

Exam Paper Generator

Generate Set A/B/C/D exam papers from 7.5L+ questions in 2 minutes. 3 chapters free.

Try Free
For Institutes

Online Exam Module

Live online exams with unlimited students, 360° analytics & white-label branding.

See Demo