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Preferred term

Blind spots, vision  

Definition

  • The specific scotomata in the visual field that correspond to the lack of light-detecting photoreceptor cells on the optic disc [Wikipedia, alt.]; discovered by French physicist Edme Mariotte

Entry terms

  • Physiological blind spots
  • Scotomas, specific
  • Scotomata, specific

Notation

  • 121940

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-QWJFRJ42-C

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