Seidel sign

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Seidel sign
Types of scotomas and the location on the retina.png
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]

History

In 1914, German ophthalmologist Erich Seidel first described the glaucomatous visual field defect, Seidel's scotoma. [2]

References

  1. ↑ HARRINGTON DO (1964). "The Bjerrum Scotoma". Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 62: 324–48. PMC   1310164 . PMID   14269898.
  2. ↑ "Overall topographic frequency of glaucoma defects. In memory of Erich Seidel (1882–1948)".
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