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 showed optic nerve dysfunction; the pattern alone does not determine its cause”
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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