Definition of Scotomas. Meaning of Scotomas. Synonyms of Scotomas

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Definition of Scotomas

Scotoma
Scotoma Sco*to"ma, n. [L.] (Med.) Scotomy.

Meaning of Scotomas from wikipedia

- scotomas. They are simply regions of reduced information within the visual field. Rather than recognizing an incomplete image, patients with scotomas...
- scintillating scotomas without other symptoms occurred in 1.23% of the group. The study did not find a link between late-life onset scintillating scotoma and stroke...
- 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...
- nerve fibers. Ring or double arcuate scotoma: Two arcuate scotomas join to form a ring or double arcuate scotoma. This defect is seen in advanced stages...
- 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2021-03-17. OD, By George T. Banyas. "Visual Aura and Scotomas: What Do They Indicate?". www.reviewofoptometry.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11...
- nerve fibers. Ring or Double arcuate scotoma: Two arcuate scotomas join to form a Ring or Double arcuate scotoma. This defect is seen in advanced stages...
- wavelength foveal cones, this type of chart may help in detecting color scotomas and desaturation which may occur in toxic maculopathies, toxic optic neuropathies...
- occipital lobe. Unilateral lesions can lead to homonymous hemianopias and scotomas. Bilateral lesions can cause complete cortical blindness and can sometimes...
- Seidel's sign (also called Seidel's scotoma) is a sickle-shaped scotoma that is a superior or inferior extension of the blind spot. It occurs in some...
- cir****stances. In his paper on "Perceptual filling in of artificially induced scotomas in human vision" he records the effect of the unconscious brain filling...