| Seidel sign | |
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| A visual description of the sites of different types of scotomas on the retina.Seidels sign is marked with orange | |
| Differential diagnosis | glaucoma |
Seidel's sign (also called Seidel's scotoma) is a sickle-shaped scotoma that is a superior or inferior extension of the blind spot. It occurs in some patients with glaucoma. [1]
In 1914, German ophthalmologist Erich Seidel first described the glaucomatous visual field defect, Seidel's scotoma. [2]
- ^ HARRINGTON DO (1964). "The Bjerrum Scotoma". Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 62: 324–48. PMC 1310164. PMID 14269898.
- ^ "Overall topographic frequency of glaucoma defects. In memory of Erich Seidel (1882–1948)".
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| Seidel sign | |
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| A visual description of the sites of different types of scotomas on the retina.Seidels sign is marked with orange | |
| Differential diagnosis | glaucoma |
Seidel's sign (also called Seidel's scotoma) is a sickle-shaped scotoma that is a superior or inferior extension of the blind spot. It occurs in some patients with glaucoma. [1]
In 1914, German ophthalmologist Erich Seidel first described the glaucomatous visual field defect, Seidel's scotoma. [2]
- ^ HARRINGTON DO (1964). "The Bjerrum Scotoma". Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 62: 324–48. PMC 1310164. PMID 14269898.
- ^ "Overall topographic frequency of glaucoma defects. In memory of Erich Seidel (1882–1948)".
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| This medical sign article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |