arcuate
Arc-Shaped
Plain-language definition
Having an arc or curved shape. An arcuate scotoma is an arc-shaped blind spot following the nerve fiber pattern, characteristic of glaucoma.
Where this term comes up
“Bilateral arcuate visual field defects were consistent with optic nerve pathology rather than glaucomatous damage”
Publication · Wallerian Degeneration of Optic Nerve due to Neonatal Intracranial Hemorrhage
“Glaucoma-arcuate defects, nasal steps”
“Arcuate scotoma: arc-shaped defect (characteristic of glaucoma)”
Symptom · Visual Field Deficits
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