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Seidel sign

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Seidel sign
A visual description of the sites of different types of scotomas on the retina.Seidels sign is marked with orange
Differential diagnosisglaucoma

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

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

References

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  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)".