Geoffrey G. Emerson, MD, PhD, FASRS » Paracentral scotoma in a healthy young woman

Aug 24 2012 by Geoffrey G. Emerson, MD, PhD, FASRS

A 17-year-old healthy woman noticed a pacman-shaped scotoma in her temporal right vision. Acuity measured 20/20 and color vision measured 11/11. Multifocal ERG showed decreased signal in the temporal right vision

Photographer: Geoffrey Emerson, MD, PhD, Retina Center, Minneapolis

Condition/keywords: scotoma

Aug 24 2012 by Geoffrey G. Emerson, MD, PhD, FASRS

A 17-year-old healthy woman noticed a pacman-shaped scotoma in her temporal right vision. Acuity measured 20/20 and color vision measured 11/11. There was an enlarged physiologic blind spot on Humphry visual field testing. The fellow eye was normal.

Photographer: Geoffrey Emerson, MD, PhD, Retina Center, Minneapolis

Condition/keywords: scotoma