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																		 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 |  
						| MeSH Number(s) | C10.597.751.941.811 C11.966.811 C23.888.592.763.941.811 |  
						| Concept/Terms | Scotoma, ArcuateScotoma, ArcuateArcuate ScotomaArcuate ScotomasScotomas, Arcuate
 Scotoma, BjerrumScotoma, BjerrumBjerrum ScotomaBjerrum ScotomasScotomas, Bjerrum
 Scotoma, CentralScotoma, CentralCentral ScotomaCentral ScotomasScotomas, Central
 Scotoma, SectorScotoma, SectorScotomas, SectorSector ScotomaSector Scotomas
 Scotoma, ParacecalScotoma, ParacecalParacecal ScotomaParacecal ScotomasScotomas, Paracecal
 Scotoma, ParacentralScotoma, ParacentralParacentral ScotomaParacentral ScotomasScotomas, Paracentral
 Scotoma, PeripheralScotoma, PeripheralPeripheral ScotomaPeripheral ScotomasScotomas, Peripheral
 Scotoma, RingScotoma, RingRing ScotomaRing ScotomasScotomas, Ring
 Scotoma, ScintillatingScotoma, ScintillatingScintillating ScotomaScintillating ScotomasScotomas, Scintillating
 Scotoma, AltitudinalScotoma, AltitudinalAltitudinal ScotomaAltitudinal ScotomasScotomas, Altitudinal
 Scotoma, CentrocecalScotoma, CentrocecalCentrocecal ScotomaCentrocecal ScotomasScotomas, Centrocecal
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				This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Scotoma" by people in this website by year, and whether "Scotoma" was a major or minor topic of these publications.  
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		            | Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total | 
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 | 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |  | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |  | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
 
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Scotoma" by people in Profiles. 		
					
								
								Rodriguez SM, Matharu KS, Epner L, Dunaway D, Foroozan R. Junctional scotoma in moyamoya disease. Can J Ophthalmol. 2021 08; 56(4):e127-e129.
								Lewerenz D, Blanco D, Ratzlaff C, Zodrow A. The effect of prism on preferred retinal locus. Clin Exp Optom. 2018 03; 101(2):260-266.
								Aleman TS, Sandhu HS, Serrano LW, Traband A, Lau MK, Adamus G, Avery RA. Acute Zonal Cone Photoreceptor Outer Segment Loss. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2017 05 01; 135(5):487-490.
								Pecen PE, Smith AG, Ehlers JP. Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography of Acute Macular Neuroretinopathy and Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015 Dec; 133(12):1478-80.
								Gohel PS, Mandava N, Olson JL, Durairaj VD. Age-related macular degeneration: an update on treatment. Am J Med. 2008 Apr; 121(4):279-81.
								Arthur BW, Cake S. Bagolini lenses vs the Polarized Four-Dot test. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 1996 Mar-Apr; 33(2):98-103.
								Menezes AV, Enzenauer RW, Buncic JR. Aicardi syndrome--the elusive mild case. Br J Ophthalmol. 1994 Jun; 78(6):494-6. | 
																	
																		
																			
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