There's a tiny part of your vision where you can't see anything. 😭

It's called the blind spot, and everyone normally has one in each eye.

The reason is pretty simple.

At the back of your eye, the optic nerve carries visual information from the eye to the brain. But where that nerve leaves the eye, there aren't any light-detecting cells called photoreceptors.

So technically, there's a small spot where your eye can't detect light.

But there's a catch...

You usually don't notice it.

Your brain gets information from both eyes and can also use the surrounding visual information to fill in what seems to be missing.

So you're walking around every day with a small gap in your vision and your brain is basically like:

“Don't worry, I'll handle this.” 😂

Try covering one eye and looking at something while slowly moving your focus around. Under the right conditions, you can actually demonstrate your blind spot.

Quick fact: The blind spot is the point where the optic nerve leaves the retina, so there are no photoreceptors there.