Angioscotoma


angioscotoma

angioscotoma an·gi·o·sco·to·ma (ān’jē-ō-skō-tō’mə)
n.
a ribbon-shaped defect in the visual field caused by retinal vessels overlying the photoreceptors. also called cecocentral scotoma.

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