When you close your eyes, and push on the side of either eyelid, you see a dark spot appear in your vision on the opposite side of the area that you’re applying pressure to. Why is that?

Question

When you close your eyes, and push on the side of either eyelid, you see a dark spot appear in your vision on the opposite side of the area that you’re applying pressure to. Why is that?

In: Biology

Answer 1

When your eyes are open and u push right on the outer corner, a black spot appears in the upper inside corner (opposite) of your eye..i 100% learned the reason for this during my ophthalmology rotation, and 100% forget the answer.