scotoma
MONDO:0004758Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names scotoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
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.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0004758), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
4 names
Resolves to: scotoma
- Also called
- enlarged blind spotgeneralised visual field contraction or constrictionscotoma (disease)scotoma of blind spot area