Ring scotomata in fundus flavimaculatus.
Ring scotomata were associated with fundus flavimaculatus in six patients. The demonstration of ring scotomata in patients with fundus flavimaculatus helps to explain persistent visual complaints that may exist in the presence of normal central visual acuity. In many instances, ring scotomata cannot be predicted on the basis of the ophthalmoscopic findings. The presence of ring scotomata appears to be an ominous finding, even when associated with normal central visual acuity, for in three of our patients it preceded loss of central vision by 1 1/2 to four years.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D012607:Scotoma / Q000150:complications*; D014792:Visual Acuity