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Arcuate scotoma

MedGen UID:
75741
•Concept ID:
C0271198
•
Finding
Synonyms: Arcuate Scotoma; Arcuate Scotomas; Scotoma, Arcuate; Scotomas, Arcuate
SNOMED CT: Arcuate scotoma (15462009); Arcuate defects (15462009)
 
HPO: HP:0030530

Definition

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. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVArcuate scotoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Visual field loss in primary congenital glaucoma.
Sinha G, Patil B, Sihota R, Gupta V, Nayak B, Sharma R, Sharma A, Gupta N
J AAPOS 2015 Apr;19(2):124-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2014.12.008. PMID: 25892039
Differential diagnosis of the arcuate scotoma.
Harrington DO
Invest Ophthalmol 1969 Feb;8(1):96-105. PMID: 5763851

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Prediction of Central Visual Field Severity in Glaucoma.
Chakravarti T, Moghimi S, Weinreb RN
J Glaucoma 2022 Jun 1;31(6):430-437. Epub 2022 Apr 7 doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000002031. PMID: 35649258
Prevalence and clinical profile of glaucoma patients in rural Nigeria-A hospital based study.
Ezinne NE, Ojukwu CS, Ekemiri KK, Akano OF, Ekure E, Osuagwu UL
PLoS One 2021;16(12):e0260965. Epub 2021 Dec 2 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260965. PMID: 34855905Free PMC Article
Severity of visual field defects in primary congenital glaucoma and their risk factors.
Sihota R, Selvan H, Sharma A, Gupta N, Shakrawal J, Angmo D, Dada T, Upadhyay A
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2020 Jul;258(7):1483-1491. Epub 2020 Apr 15 doi: 10.1007/s00417-020-04677-w. PMID: 32296990
Morphology of the optic nerve head in glaucomatous eyes with visual field defects in superior or inferior hemifield.
Longo A, Avitabile T, Uva MG, Bonfiglio V, Russo A, Toro MD, Faro S, Reibaldi M
Eur J Ophthalmol 2018 Mar;28(2):175-181. Epub 2017 Sep 25 doi: 10.5301/ejo.5001033. PMID: 28967077
Visual field loss in primary congenital glaucoma.
Sinha G, Patil B, Sihota R, Gupta V, Nayak B, Sharma R, Sharma A, Gupta N
J AAPOS 2015 Apr;19(2):124-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2014.12.008. PMID: 25892039

Diagnosis

Prediction of Central Visual Field Severity in Glaucoma.
Chakravarti T, Moghimi S, Weinreb RN
J Glaucoma 2022 Jun 1;31(6):430-437. Epub 2022 Apr 7 doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000002031. PMID: 35649258
Circumpapillary optical coherence tomography angiography differences in perimetrically affected and unaffected hemispheres in primary open-angle glaucoma and the preperimetric fellow eye.
Sihota R, Shakrawal J, Azad SV, Kamble N, Dada T
Indian J Ophthalmol 2021 May;69(5):1120-1126. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1191_20. PMID: 33913845Free PMC Article
Functional evaluation of the macular area in early glaucoma using microperimetry.
Phuljhele S, Angmo D, Aalok L, Parwal S, Azad RV, Gupta V, Sihota R
Indian J Ophthalmol 2021 Apr;69(4):876-881. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1199_20. PMID: 33727451Free PMC Article
Optical coherence tomography indices for diagnosis of chronic glaucoma in patients with diabetes mellitus: a pilot study.
Hassan FK, Raafat KA, Elrakhawy KE, Allam RSHM
Int Ophthalmol 2021 Feb;41(2):409-420. Epub 2020 Sep 18 doi: 10.1007/s10792-020-01590-3. PMID: 32946003
Iridocorneal endothelial syndrome.
Saleem AA, Ali M, Akhtar F
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2014 May;24 Suppl 2:S112-4. PMID: 24906259

Therapy

Managing primary open-angle glaucoma in the setting of suboptimal surgical outcomes in the fellow eye.
Huang MJ, Samuelson TW, De Francesco T, Levin A, Sieck E, Gazzard G, Porter M, Gallardo M, Chang RT, Liu WW, Chaya C, Gulati S, Shah M
J Cataract Refract Surg 2023 Jul 1;49(7):764. doi: 10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000001221. PMID: 37390324Free PMC Article
Iridocorneal endothelial syndrome.
Saleem AA, Ali M, Akhtar F
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2014 May;24 Suppl 2:S112-4. PMID: 24906259
Uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema syndrome and corneal decompensation in association with cosmetic iris implants.
Arthur SN, Wright MM, Kramarevsky N, Kaufman SC, Grajewski AL
Am J Ophthalmol 2009 Nov;148(5):790-3. Epub 2009 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.06.008. PMID: 19660735
Pattern of presentation and outcome of surgical management of primary open angle glaucoma in Kano, Northern Nigeria.
Lawan A
Ann Afr Med 2007 Dec;6(4):180-5. doi: 10.4103/1596-3519.55700. PMID: 18354943
Visual function in recovered ethambutol optic neuropathy.
Woung LC, Jou JR, Liaw SL
J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 1995 Fall;11(3):411-9. doi: 10.1089/jop.1995.11.411. PMID: 8590273

Prognosis

Managing primary open-angle glaucoma in the setting of suboptimal surgical outcomes in the fellow eye.
Huang MJ, Samuelson TW, De Francesco T, Levin A, Sieck E, Gazzard G, Porter M, Gallardo M, Chang RT, Liu WW, Chaya C, Gulati S, Shah M
J Cataract Refract Surg 2023 Jul 1;49(7):764. doi: 10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000001221. PMID: 37390324Free PMC Article
Prediction of Central Visual Field Severity in Glaucoma.
Chakravarti T, Moghimi S, Weinreb RN
J Glaucoma 2022 Jun 1;31(6):430-437. Epub 2022 Apr 7 doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000002031. PMID: 35649258
Optical coherence tomography indices for diagnosis of chronic glaucoma in patients with diabetes mellitus: a pilot study.
Hassan FK, Raafat KA, Elrakhawy KE, Allam RSHM
Int Ophthalmol 2021 Feb;41(2):409-420. Epub 2020 Sep 18 doi: 10.1007/s10792-020-01590-3. PMID: 32946003
Prevalence of glaucoma in Ponza, Italy: a comparison with other studies.
Cedrone C, Culasso F, Cesareo M, Zapelloni A, Cedrone P, Cerulli L
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 1997 Jun;4(2):59-72. doi: 10.3109/09286589709057098. PMID: 9243650
Visual field defects, cup-disc ratio and fluorescein angiography in glaucomatous optic atrophy.
Tsukahara S, Nagataki S, Sugaya M, Yoshida S, Komuro Y
Adv Ophthalmol 1978;35:73-93. PMID: 343552

Clinical prediction guides

Prediction of Central Visual Field Severity in Glaucoma.
Chakravarti T, Moghimi S, Weinreb RN
J Glaucoma 2022 Jun 1;31(6):430-437. Epub 2022 Apr 7 doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000002031. PMID: 35649258
Optical coherence tomography indices for diagnosis of chronic glaucoma in patients with diabetes mellitus: a pilot study.
Hassan FK, Raafat KA, Elrakhawy KE, Allam RSHM
Int Ophthalmol 2021 Feb;41(2):409-420. Epub 2020 Sep 18 doi: 10.1007/s10792-020-01590-3. PMID: 32946003
Visual field assessment in high myopia with and without tilted optic disc.
Shoeibi N, Moghadas Sharif N, Daneshvar R, Ehsaei A
Clin Exp Optom 2017 Nov;100(6):690-694. Epub 2017 Jan 26 doi: 10.1111/cxo.12511. PMID: 28125859
Patterns of visual field defects in chronic angle-closure glaucoma with different disease severity.
Lau LI, Liu CJ, Chou JC, Hsu WM, Liu JH
Ophthalmology 2003 Oct;110(10):1890-4. doi: 10.1016/S0161-6420(03)00666-3. PMID: 14522759
Visual field defects, cup-disc ratio and fluorescein angiography in glaucomatous optic atrophy.
Tsukahara S, Nagataki S, Sugaya M, Yoshida S, Komuro Y
Adv Ophthalmol 1978;35:73-93. PMID: 343552

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