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* On ''Series/TheOddCouple'', Felix returns from the hospital wearing a post-op bandage (blindfold) as the result of a sinus procedure. Wanting to freshen the air in the apartment, he mistakenly grabs a can of whipped cream sitting next to the can of Glade. He also goes to the closet and mistakenly puts on his ex-wife Gloria's coat. After Oscar clues him in, Felix says "It fits!".

* A non-comedic form of this trope happens in ''I Never Really Knew'' as one the things that tells Satsuki there's something wrong with Ryuuko's eyesight, as she had ran into a wall trying to go through a doorway. A sequel, ''Orange Juice'', Ryuuko brings home the titular liquid instead of milk because the cartons feel identical, however, this trope is more directly invoked, as the workers at the convenient store played a prank on her involving this trope because they know she can't tell the difference.

* PlayedForDrama in ''Manga/DetectiveConan'': The new assistant homeroom teacher Rumi Wakasa is apparently [[spoiler:blind in her right eye]]. In one case, when she is distracted, one of her students approaches her [[spoiler:from the right, but Rumi can't see the student even as she turns her head both ways]]. She has to turn her head [[spoiler:all the way over to the right to finally see the student out of her left eye]]. This is significant because she is now suspected to be [[spoiler:Rum, the NumberTwo of TheSyndicate who has an artificial eye]], who the heroes are trying to identify and defeat.

* A TearJerker variety happens in the backstory of ''Manga/RurouniKenshin''. Kenshin is subjected to a bout of TemporaryBlindness and deafness thanks to a series of attacks, and is forced to fight their leader barely able to see or hear. As a result, he can't see his wife Tomoe jump in front of him to try and block the leader's blade until it's too late, and winds up accidentally killing both of them.

** The now-blind [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005985 Sollux]] is shown to be vacillating between [[UnrequitedLove Matesprit]] and [[FoeYay Kismesis]] for Gamzee, but since he's looking at Lil Cal the puppet, it confuses the hell out of Karkat. [[spoiler:Much, ''much'' later revelations about what exactly Lil' Cal is imply that he might have sensed part of Gamzee's soul in the puppet.]]

* ''Film/TheOverTheHillGangridesAgain'': Jason Fitch's appalling eyesight is a RunningGag in the film, and leads to situations like him mistaking a redheaded saloon girl for a cow and attempting to shoo her out of the saloon.

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''' [[DisabledSnarker Toph:]]''' Well it ''sounds'' like a sheet of paper. But I guess you're referring to what's ''on'' the sheet of paper.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013'' short "[[Recap/MickeyMouseS3E1Coned Coned!]]", Mickey attempts to make his dog Pluto feel better about his Elizabethan collar by wearing one as well until it is time for Pluto's to get removed. Because Mickey insists on wearing the cone even when it impairs his vision, it leads to him obliviously injuring himself and causing destruction everywhere he goes.

* Taken to an extreme in the ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' episode "Rixty Minutes." [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Ants-in-My-Eyes Johnson]] is completely blind, [[EyeScream on account of all the ants in his eyes,]], yet insists on running an appliance store. As his commercial demonstrates, he doesn't actually know the prices on anything in his store, and doesn't notice when people simply walk out the door with stolen appliances in tow.

* One of the alumni in ''[[Film/NationalLampoon National Lampoon's Class Reunion]]'' is a blind woman, who dresses in mismatched colors and mistakes the elevator for a ladies' room.

* In ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' book ''Discworld/FeetOfClay'', Angua (a werewolf) takes Cheery to an undead bar. One of the regulars is a normal old lady, who started going to the location when it was a normal pub and can't see well enough to realize it's full of undead now.

-->-- '''UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}''', [[Literature/TheFourGospels Luke 6:39]]

** In another episode, declaring that she doesn't need the help of someone with sight to help put up posters, she glues the wrong side of the poster to a wall. [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments "It's upside-down, isn't it?"]]

* In the opening of ''Film/SupermanIII'', a blind man confuses his walking dog for a road painter. because [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic all blind people are friggin' idiots, right?]]

* On ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'', a Magoo-like character crashes into Mung Daal's kitchen, mistaking it for his home, and tries to make out with Schnitzel, whom he mistakes for his wife.

* Played seriously in ''Manga/DetectiveConan'': The new assistant homeroom teacher Rumi Wakasa is apparently [[spoiler:blind in her right eye]]. In one case, when she is distracted, one of her students approaches her [[spoiler:from the right, but Rumi can't see the student even as she turns her head both ways]]. She has to turn her head [[spoiler:all the way over to the right to finally see the student out of her left eye]]. This is significant because she is now suspected to be [[spoiler:Rum, the NumberTwo of TheSyndicate who has an artificial eye]], who the heroes are trying to identify and defeat.

* Played seriously in ''Manga/DetectiveConan'': The new assistant homeroom teacher Rumi Wakasa is apparently [[spoiler:blind in her right eye]]. In one case, when she is distracted, one of her students approaches her [[spoiler:from the right, but Rumi can't see the student even as she turns her head both ways]]. She has to turn her head [[spoiler:all the way over to the right to finally see the student out of her left eye]]. This is significant because she is now suspected to be [[spoiler:Rum, the NumberTwo of TheSyndicate who has an artificial eye]], who the heroes are trying to defeat.

* ''Manga/DetectiveConan'': The new assistant homeroom teacher Rumi Wakasa is apparently [[spoiler:blind in her right eye]]. In one case, when she is distracted, one of her students approaches her [[spoiler:from the right, but Rumi can't see the student even as she turns her head both ways]]. She has to turn her head [[spoiler:all the way over to the right to finally see the student out of her left eye]]. This is significant because she is now suspected to be [[spoiler:Rum, the NumberTwo of TheSyndicate who has an artificial eye]], who the heroes are trying to defeat.

* In ''{{Manga/Gintama}}'' anytime Sacchan takes off her glasses she ends up mistaking somebody or even something for Gintoki. In the Glasses Arc she gets from him a pair of glasses that aren't her prescription and refuses to wear her own, which almost gets her killed, because you ''really'' shouldn't do that
if you're an assassin on a job.

* ''Manga/DetectiveConan'': The new assistant homeroom teacher Rumi Wakasa is apparently [[spoiler:blind in her right eye]]. In one case, when she is distracted, one of her students approaches her [[from the right, but Rumi can't see the student even as she turns her head both ways]]. She has to turn her head [[all the way over to the right to finally see the student out of her left eye]]. This is significant because she is now suspected to be [[Rum, the NumberTwo of TheSyndicate who has an artificial eye]], who the heroes are trying to defeat.