Hemiope

/ˈhɛmiˌoʊp/ noun

Definition

A rare eye condition related to hemiopia, involving vision loss or abnormality affecting half of the visual field.

Etymology

From Greek hemi- (half) + -ope (relating to vision or eye, from ops meaning 'eye'), describing a visual condition affecting half the field of sight.

Kelly Says

People with hemiopia don't realize they can't see half their world because their brain automatically ignores the missing information—it's one of neurology's strangest illusions, where absence goes completely unnoticed.

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