Seidel sign
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| A visual description of the sites of different types of scotomas on the retina.Seidels signis marked with orange | |
| Differential diagnosis | glaucoma |
Seidel's sign(also calledSeidel's scotoma) is a sickle-shapedscotomathat is a superior or inferior extension of theblind spot.It occurs in some patients withglaucoma.[1]
History
[edit]In 1914, German ophthalmologistErich Seidelfirst described the glaucomatousvisual field defect,Seidel's scotoma.[2]
References
[edit]- ^HARRINGTON DO (1964)."The Bjerrum Scotoma".Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc.62:324–48.PMC1310164.PMID14269898.
- ^"Overall topographic frequency of glaucoma defects. In memory of Erich Seidel (1882–1948)".
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