Scotoma
A scotoma is a small area of abnormally less sensitive or absent vision surrounded by normal sight.
There are two forms of scotoma:
- Absolute scotoma - in which there is no vision.
- Relative scotoma - in which vision is decreased, but present to some extent.
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