Definition of Scotoma. Meaning of Scotoma. Synonyms of Scotoma

- A scotoma is an area of partial alteration in the field of vision consisting of a partially diminished or entirely degenerated visual acuity that is surrounded...
- Scintillating scotoma is a common visual aura that was first described by 19th-century physician Hubert Airy (1838–1903). Originating from the brain,...
- also commonly termed scintillating scotoma. Retinal migraine is ****ociated with transient monocular visual loss (scotoma) in one eye lasting less than one...
- Vibrating visual field Scintillating scotoma Shimmering, pulsating patches, often curved Tunnel vision Scotoma Blind or dark spots Curtain like effect...
- determine whether the visual field is affected by diseases that cause local scotoma or a more extensive loss of vision or a reduction in sensitivity (increase...
- Multiple types of scotomas form inside Bjerrum's area, typically in patients with open-angle glaucoma. Of particular note is the arcuate scotoma (also known...
- involving internal fibers of the optic nerve causes central scotoma. lf unilateral central scotoma is detected, careful observation of the temporal visual...
- ****ociated with nasal steps. Scotoma may be seen above or below the blind spot. Siedel's sickle-shaped scotoma: Paracentral scotoma joins with the blind spot...
- nerve, and the pituitary gland. In 1869, Jacob Hermann Knapp described scotoma and metamorphopsia in traumatic maculopathy with choroidal rupture using...
- manifested as a central scotoma, and a defect involving the contralateral superotemporal field. This is also known as a junctional scotoma. An alternative explanation...