Blind spot 75467 207723686 2008-04-23T23:08:48Z Vina-iwbot 727408 robot Adding: [[zh:盲點]] '''Blind spot''' can refer to: *In [[ophthalmology]], **[[Scotoma]], an obscuration of the visual field **[[Optic disc]], also known as the anatomical blind spot, the specific region of the retina where the optic nerve and blood vessels pass through to connect to the back of the eye **[[Blind spot (vision)]], also known as the physiological blind spot, the specific scotoma in the visual field that corresponds to the lack of light-detecting photoreceptor cells on the optic disc *[[Blind spot (automobile)]], areas of the road that cannot be seen while looking forward or through either the rear-view or side mirrors in an automobile *[[Blind spot (psychology)]], a subject about which one is prejudiced or ignorant *[[Antenna blind cone]], a blind spot of the [[Antenna (radio)|antenna]] In culture, *''The Blind Spot'' (1921), an early science fiction novel by [[Homer Eon Flint]] (1892-1924) and Austin Hall *''Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary'', the English title of ''[[Im toten Winkel]]'' (2002)—an Austrian documentary about Traudl Junge, the last personal secretary of Adolf Hitler. *[[Blind Spot (film)]] is a 1947 film noir *In the [[Known Space]] universe of [[Larry Niven]], the Blind Spot is the name for the effect an unshielded view of [[hyperspace]] has on the human optic nerve. *''Blind Spot'' (2007), a walk-in, interactive installation that forces you to desert your expectations of the familiar when confronted with a variant reality created by Andrew Ohanesian and Tescia Seufferlein (http://www.englishkillsartgallery.com/) ==See also== *[[Lacuna]] *[[Blindspott]], a New Zealand band. *[[Blindspot]], a [[fictional character]] in the [[Marvel Comics]] [[Marvel Universe|universe]] {{disambig}} [[de:Blinder Fleck]] [[nl:Blinde vlek]] [[ru:Слепая зона]] [[zh:盲點]]