Question

Give difference between blind spot and yellow spot.

Answer 1

	Blind spot	Yellow spot
1	Blind spot is a spot on the retina present at the point of origin of the optic nerve.	Yellow spot is a small area on the retina present at the posterior pole of the eye, lateral to the blind spot.
2	Photoreceptor cells are absent from this region.	Only cones are present in this region.
3	They are insensitive to light as both rods and cones are absent.	They are sensitive to bright light as cones are present.