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MeSH Heading: Scotoma
Tree Number(s): C10.597.751.941.811; C11.966.811; C23.888.592.763.941.811
Unique ID: D012607
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012607
Annotation: differentiate from physiol blind spot ( = BLIND SPOT)
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Scotoma, Altitudinal; Scotoma, Arcuate; Scotoma, Bjerrum; Scotoma, Central; Scotoma, Centrocecal; Scotoma, Paracecal; Scotoma, Paracentral; Scotoma, Peripheral; Scotoma, Ring; Scotoma, Scintillating; Scotoma, Sector
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2001/07/25

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Scotoma MeSH Descriptor Data 2025