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2. Amsler grid - Wikipedia

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   Central visual field. The Amsler grid, used since 1945, is a grid of horizontal and vertical lines used to monitor a person's central visual field. The grid was developed by Marc Amsler, a Swiss ophthalmologist. It is a diagnostic tool that aids in the detection of visual disturbances caused by changes in the retina, particularly the macula (e ...

3. Laser coagulation - Wikipedia

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   Laser coagulation or laser photocoagulation surgery is used to treat a number of eye diseases and has become widely used in recent decades. During the procedure, a laser is used to finely cauterize ocular blood vessels to attempt to bring about various therapeutic benefits. The procedure is used mostly to close blood vessels in the eye, in ...

4. Scintillating scotoma - Wikipedia

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   Artist's depiction of a scintillating scotoma, exhibiting a flashing visual pattern similar to dazzle camouflage used during WWI. Scintillating scotoma is a common visual aura that was first described by 19th-century physician Hubert Airy (1838–1903). Originating from the brain, it may precede a migraine headache, but can also occur ...

5. Hypotrichosis with juvenile macular dystrophy - Wikipedia

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   The macular degeneration comes on slowly with deterioration of central vision, leading to a loss of reading ability. Those affected may otherwise develop in a completely healthy manner; life expectancy is normal. [citation needed] Cause. Hypotrichosis with juvenile macular dystrophy is an autosomal recessive hereditary disease.

6. Scanning laser ophthalmoscopy - Wikipedia

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   Scanning laser ophthalmoscopy ( SLO) is a method of examination of the eye. It uses the technique of confocal laser scanning microscopy for diagnostic imaging of the retina or cornea of the human eye. As a method used to image the retina with a high degree of spatial sensitivity, it is helpful in the diagnosis of glaucoma, macular degeneration ...

7. Visual release hallucinations - Wikipedia

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   Specialty. Psychiatry, ophthalmology, optometry, neurology. Diagnostic method. Psychosis, delirium, or dementia [1] Visual release hallucinations, also known as Charles Bonnet syndrome or CBS, are a type of psychophysical visual disturbance in which a person with partial or severe blindness experiences visual hallucinations .