Daytime Blind spot question...

[skywestseth]

Hey doc, can you explain how the daytime blindspot works....

[My Flight Surgeon]

I assume you are referring to the area on the visual field the represents the optic nerve. The nerve enters the back of the eye and there are no rods or cones (nerve endings) over the spot where it enters, thus the blind spot. It is there all of the time.

[Ian J]

Originally Posted by skywestseth

Hey doc, can you explain how the daytime blindspot works....

Holy moly - has Army flight school devolved so much that you need to ask this question!

[Maurus]

Originally Posted by My Flight Surgeon

I assume you are referring to the area on the visual field the represents the optic nerve. The nerve enters the back of the eye and there are no rods or cones (nerve endings) over the spot where it enters, thus the blind spot. It is there all of the time.

Because we have two eyes, the blind spot is not noticeable unless we have one eye closed.

Thought I would add that

[skywestseth]

Lol, well I was hoping for something slightly more technical...let me dig out my manuals and I will ask a more specific set of questions...