Seidel sign
Medical condition
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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]
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| A visual description of the sites of different types of scotomas on the retina.Seidels sign is marked with orange | |
| Differential diagnosis | glaucoma |
History
In 1914, German ophthalmologist Erich Seidel first described the glaucomatous visual field defect, Seidel's scotoma.[2]
