Para-central scotoma

Definition

A para-central scotoma is a scotoma adjacent to the fovea. Both may minimally affect letter chart acuity, but may interfere significantly with reading and other activities.

Also indexed as

Nearby in Patterns of visual field impairment

• 9D42.2Peripheral field deficit
• 9D42.3Hemianopic or quadrantic loss
• 9D42.4Central scotoma
• 9D42.6Homonymous hemianopia or quadrant anopia
• 9D42.7Heteronymous hemianopia or quadrant anopia
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified