Is being blind like closing your eyes?

Blindness is not being in the dark
Sighted people tend to think that closing their eyes can offer a glimpse into what blind people see. That, however, is far from reality. There are different types of sight loss because of the various causes of blindness.
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Do blind people see black?

The answer, of course, is nothing. Just as blind people do not sense the color black, we do not sense anything at all in place of our lack of sensations for magnetic fields or ultraviolet light. We don't know what we're missing.
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What does a fully blind person see?

A person with total blindness won't be able to see anything. But a person with low vision may be able to see not only light, but colors and shapes too. However, they may have trouble reading street signs, recognizing faces, or matching colors to each other.
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What does it feel like to be blind?

You might have a hard time finding things, you might bump into things, you might knock something over, or you might hurt yourself. You might feel frightened, frustrated or confused; then you might think this is what it is like for blind people.
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Is being blind depressing?

The negative impact of vision loss on life quality, social interaction and psychological functioning has been well established [1, 2]. The higher prevalence rates of depression in visually-impaired individuals than the general population [3] indicates that the condition per se increases the risk of depression.
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Game Theory: Would YOU Stay Blind? (Close Your Eyes)



What dies nothing look like?

In an area of nothingness, there is the absence of anything to emit any light (or anything else) and the absence of anything that changes the color of any light (or anything else) passing through it. In short, absolute nothingness would look like, well, nothing.
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Why do blind eyes turn white?

Science Behind Blind People's White Eyes

If you've ever wondered why some people have bright, beautiful eyes, and others (especially some older adults) seem to have a little bit of a hazy look to their eyes, the answer may be cataracts. A cataract is an accumulation of protein on the eye's lens.
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Why do blind people wear sunglasses?

Protection from the sun

A visually impaired person's eyes are just as vulnerable to UV rays as the eyes of somebody who can see. For legally blind people with some degree of vision, sunglasses might help prevent further vision loss caused by exposure to UV light.
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What do blind people do for fun?

You can find music, games, videos or entertainment on devices that have built-in accessibility features for the visually impaired such as iPhone, or iPad. Playing games. An activity done by blind people is playing cards labeled with braille. Another game is chess.
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Can blindness be cured?

While there is no cure for blindness and macular degeneration, scientists have accelerated the process to find a cure by visualizing the inner workings of the eye and its diseases at the cellular level.
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What do eyes look like when blind?

Some describe seeing complete darkness, like being in a cave. Some people see sparks or experience vivid visual hallucinations that may take the form of recognizable shapes, random shapes, and colors, or flashes of light. The "visions" are a hallmark of Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS).
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Is it harder to be deaf or blind?

Results: Almost 60% considered blindness worse than deafness while only about 6% considered deafness worse. Blindness (29.8%), deaf/blindness (26.1%), mental retardation (15.5%), and quadriplegia (14.3%) were the main handicaps regarded as worst. Only 4(2.5%) thought deafness was the worst handicap.
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Do blind people see in their dreams?

Perhaps you've wondered, do blind people see in their dreams? The answer isn't a simple yes or no. Some blind people see full visual scenes while they dream, like sighted people do. Others see some visual images but not robust scenes.
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Can you cry blood?

Crying bloody tears may seem like a fictional occurrence, but tears tinged with blood are an actual medical condition. Referred to as haemolacria, crying bloody tears is a rare condition that causes a person to produce tears tinged with, or partially made of, blood.
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What color do you see when your blind?

While only 18 percent of people with significant visual impairments are actually totally blind, most can at least perceive light. In other words, although we cannot see colors, shapes or people, we can still tell the difference between light and dark. You are probably wondering what light perception is exactly.
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Is it possible to get your vision back after being blind?

Summary: Recent scientific advances have meant that eyesight can be partially restored to those who previously would have been blind for life. However, scientists have discovered that the rewiring of the senses that occurs in the brains of the long-term blind means that visual restoration may never be complete.
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What is the rarest eye color?

Of those four, green is the rarest. It shows up in about 9% of Americans but only 2% of the world's population. Hazel/amber is the next rarest of these. Blue is the second most common and brown tops the list with 45% of the U.S. population and possibly almost 80% worldwide.
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How do you get rid of blindness?

Cell regeneration. Stem-cell therapy could potentially cure blindness even in the late stages of disease. Because stem cells can be coaxed into becoming any type of cell, they could be used to grow fresh retinal cells for transplantation into the eye to replace those that have been lost.
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What are purple eyes called?

Overview. Alexandria's Genesis is an internet myth about perfect human beings whose eyes turn purple during infancy. According to Snopes, a popular fact-checking site, rumors about this so-called rare genetic mutation have been circulating the internet since at least as far back as 2005.
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What color is nothingness?

Black. If there was nothing, there would be no light, and nothing to emit light, so you would see no light. Your eyes interpret the absence of light as blackness.
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What Nothing feels like?

When you feel nothing, you're not experiencing pain, hurt or sadness and this might even feel like a temporary relief. But, there are a whole range of positives you miss out on too – happiness, excitement, joy and contentment. Feeling a whole range of emotions, in balance, is a natural part of being human.
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What is it to see nothing?

Total blindness, sometimes termed NLP for “no light perception,” is reserved for those who lack even these limited abilities; in fact, they see nothing at all. Nevertheless, recent research has revealed that, at least in some cases, even the totally blind might be able to perceive light nonvisually.
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How do deaf people wake up?

Have you ever wondered how Deaf people wake up in the morning? The most natural way is from the sun itself. Leave curtains open to shine through windows to brighten up the room and Deaf people can sense the lighting in their sleep. Some have their own internal clock that wakes them up.
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