- Bjerrum scotoma
- a further development of a Seidel scotoma in which the sickle-shaped defect contiguous to the blind spot extends above and below the fixation point and encircles it more or less completely.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Bjerrum scotoma
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Bjerrum scotoma (sign) — Bjer·rum scotoma (sign) (byerґoom) [Jannik Petersen Bjerrum, Danish ophthalmologist, 1851–1920] see under scotoma … Medical dictionary
scotoma — 1. An isolated area of varying size and shape, within the visual field, in which vision is absent or depressed. 2. A blind spot in psychological awareness. [G. skotoma, vertigo, fr. skotos, darkness] absolute s. a s. in which there is no… … Medical dictionary
Bjerrum — Jannik P., Danish ophthalmologist, 1851–1920. See B. scotoma, B. screen, B. sign … Medical dictionary
Bjerrum sign — see under scotoma … Medical dictionary
Jannik Peterson Bjerrum — (December 26, 1851 1920) was a Danish ophthalmologist who was a native of Skarbak, a town in the southernmost part of Jutland. In 1864 Skarbak became part of Germany due to consequences of the Second Schleswig War. In 1876 he received his medical … Wikipedia
escotoma de Bjerrum — Eng. Bjerrum s scotoma Escotoma arqueado que se inicia en la papila óptica y progresa hacia la periferia respetando el meridiano horizontal y que aparece típicamente en el glaucoma por lesión de las fibras retinianas arqueadas. Escotoma arqueado … Diccionario de oftalmología
Sign — Any abnormality that indicates a disease process, such as a change in appearance, sensation, or function, that is observed by a physician when evaluating a patient. * * * 1. Any abnormality indicative of disease, discoverable on examination of… … Medical dictionary
retinogenic phenomenon — Also known as idioretinal phenomenon and idioretinal sensation. The term retinogenic phenomenon is indebted to the Latin noun retina (little net) and the Greek noun genesis (creation, origin). It is used to denote a visual hallucination or… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
escotoma arqueado — Eng. Arcuate scotoma Ver escotoma de Bjerrum … Diccionario de oftalmología
