Dear Stefan,

        My blind spot was so severe at first that I could hardly read a book,
because whatever I focused on, the center would literally disappear from my
vision.  When I tried to read, I had to read "out of the corner of my eye."
 I was very upset, because I was a typist and was afraid I could never type
again.  But after a little time passed, the blind spot became smaller.  I
can still see a kind of blurring at the center of my vision, and when I
look at someone from further away, their face is fuzzy to me.  I cannot
make out details from far away at all.  In my case, the blind spot is
severe enough that no testing was required!  I wish I could tell you how
long I looked at the sun, but I am not sure.  I can say that it must have
been over 10 minutes.

Michele

Stefan:
>Hi Michele,
>>I had read that for spiritual purposes people used to look at the sun,
>>and so I did it for a while when I was 20 years old.  I still have a
>>blind spot from it.  Be careful!!
>How did you find out? Do you directly see the blind spot or is there
>some test needed?