Clinical Diagnosis · Sensory System · Hard
Scotoma
Meaning: A localised area of reduced or absent vision within an otherwise normal visual field.
In practice: Optic neuritis often produces a central blind spot with reduced colour vision.
Word parts
- -oma means a lump, mass or tumour
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