 Scotoma
"Scotoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A localized defect in the visual field bordered by an area of normal vision. This occurs with a variety of EYE DISEASES (e.g., RETINAL DISEASES and GLAUCOMA); OPTIC NERVE DISEASES, and other conditions.
| Descriptor ID |
D012607
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.751.941.811 C11.966.811 C23.888.592.763.941.811
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| Concept/Terms |
Scotoma, Arcuate- Scotoma, Arcuate
- Arcuate Scotoma
- Arcuate Scotomas
- Scotomas, Arcuate
Scotoma, Bjerrum- Scotoma, Bjerrum
- Bjerrum Scotoma
- Bjerrum Scotomas
- Scotomas, Bjerrum
Scotoma, Central- Scotoma, Central
- Central Scotoma
- Central Scotomas
- Scotomas, Central
Scotoma, Sector- Scotoma, Sector
- Scotomas, Sector
- Sector Scotoma
- Sector Scotomas
Scotoma, Paracecal- Scotoma, Paracecal
- Paracecal Scotoma
- Paracecal Scotomas
- Scotomas, Paracecal
Scotoma, Paracentral- Scotoma, Paracentral
- Paracentral Scotoma
- Paracentral Scotomas
- Scotomas, Paracentral
Scotoma, Peripheral- Scotoma, Peripheral
- Peripheral Scotoma
- Peripheral Scotomas
- Scotomas, Peripheral
Scotoma, Ring- Scotoma, Ring
- Ring Scotoma
- Ring Scotomas
- Scotomas, Ring
Scotoma, Scintillating- Scotoma, Scintillating
- Scintillating Scotoma
- Scintillating Scotomas
- Scotomas, Scintillating
Scotoma, Altitudinal- Scotoma, Altitudinal
- Altitudinal Scotoma
- Altitudinal Scotomas
- Scotomas, Altitudinal
Scotoma, Centrocecal- Scotoma, Centrocecal
- Centrocecal Scotoma
- Centrocecal Scotomas
- Scotomas, Centrocecal
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Scotoma" by people in Profiles.
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Pratt JD, Stevenson SB, Bedell HE. Scotoma Visibility and Reading Rate with Bilateral Central Scotomas. Optom Vis Sci. 2017 Mar; 94(3):279-289.
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Bedell HE, Pratt JD, Krishnan A, Kisilevsky E, Brin TA, González EG, Steinbach MJ, Tarita-Nistor L. Repeatability of Nidek MP-1 Fixation Measurements in Patients With Bilateral Central Field Loss. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2015 Apr; 56(4):2624-30.
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Yang D, Hertle RW, Zhu M, Tai Z, Hald E, Kauffman M. Effect of artificial scotomas on open-loop disparity vergence eye movements. Optom Vis Sci. 2015 Jan; 92(1):107-14.
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Pratt JD, Ohara JM, Woo SY, Bedell HE. Fixation locus in patients with bilateral central scotomas for targets that perceptually fill in. Optom Vis Sci. 2014 Mar; 91(3):312-21.
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Hanna B, Holdeman NR, Tang RA, Schiffman JS. Retinal toxicity secondary to Plaquenil therapy. Optometry. 2008 Feb; 79(2):90-4.
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Reich LN, Levi DM, Frishman LJ. Dynamic random noise shrinks the twinkling aftereffect induced by artificial scotomas. Vision Res. 2000; 40(7):805-16.
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Thomas R, Kuriakose T, George T. Glaucoma like defect on automated perimetry caused by cataract. Indian J Ophthalmol. 1996 Sep; 44(3):167-8.
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Wensveen JM, Bedell HE, Loshin DS. Reading rates with artificial central scotomata with and without spatial remapping of print. Optom Vis Sci. 1995 Feb; 72(2):100-14.
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