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Scotoma

/skə.ˈtoʊ.mə/

An area of impaired or lost vision within a field of vision otherwise in a good (or at least healthy) state.

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An area of impaired or lost vision within a field of vision otherwise in a good (or at least healthy) state.

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Word	Definition
scintillating	(figurative) Brilliantly or impressively clever, exciting, amusing or witty.
paracentral	Adjacent to the centre
scotomaphobianoun	Fear of blindness; fear of spots in one's visual field.
angioscotomanoun	A defect in the visual field caused by a dilated retinal blood vessel
teichopsianoun	scintillating scotoma, a kind of visual aura preceding a migraine
anopsianoun	(ophthalmology) A defect in the visual field
scotodinianoun	(pathology) A form of vertigo involving sudden dizziness, headache, and blurred vision
amblyopianoun	A disorder of visual development in which the brain partially or wholly ignores input from one or both eyes.
greyoutnoun	A transient loss of vision caused by hypoxia and characterized by a perceived dimming of light and color, sometimes accompanied by a loss of peripheral vision.
anopsynoun	Dated form of anopsia. [(ophthalmology) A defect in the visual field]
amaurosisnoun	Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no obvious change to the eye; often the result of disease of the optic nerve.
hemianopsianoun	(ophthalmology) Blindness in one half of the field of vision of either or both eyes.
dysphotopsianoun	(pathology) The presence of halos or glare (if positive) or shadows (if negative) in the field of view, typically experienced after cataract surgery
anopianoun	(medicine) State or condition of sightlessness, often due to medical reasons.
metamorphopsianoun	A visual distortion, associated with macular degeneration, in which a grid of straight lines appears wavy and parts of the grid may appear blank.
stigmatismnoun	(medicine) Normal eyesight, anastigmatic state
leukomanoun	Alternative form of leucoma. [(pathology) An opaque area or scar on the cornea of an eye]
brownoutnoun	(electricity) A period of low alternating current line voltage, causing a reduction in illumination.
orthopianoun	(medicine) normal vision; absence of visual disorder
anosognosianoun	The inability of a person to recognize his or her own illness or handicap.