Scotoma (Scintillating Scotoma)

329  relevant articles (14 outcomes, 17 trials/studies) found for this Disease

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Disease Context: Research Results

Related Diseases

1.	Macular Degeneration (Age-Related Maculopathy)
2.	Retinal Perforations
3.	Low Vision (Subnormal Vision)
4.	Edema
5.	Vitamin B 12 Deficiency (Vitamin B12 Deficiency)

Experts

1.	Joeres, Sandra: 1 article (04/2008)
2.	Castellarin, Alessandro: 1 article (04/2008)
3.	Chen, Diana C: 1 article (04/2008)
4.	Olivier, Scot: 1 article (04/2008)
5.	Silva, Dennis: 1 article (04/2008)
6.	Fawzi, Amani: 1 article (04/2008)
7.	Sadda, Srinivas R: 1 article (04/2008)
8.	Jones, Steven M: 1 article (04/2008)
9.	Pieck, Carsten: 1 article (11/2006)
10.	Künzlberger, Beate: 1 article (11/2006)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Scotoma:

1.	Retinaldehyde (Retinal)IBA 09/01/1998 - "It is beneficial for only a small minority of patients who show well-demarcated "classic" CNVMs, and it destroys normal retinal tissue, creates a scotoma, and is associated with an unacceptably high CNVM persistence and recurrence rate" 01/01/1988 - "Foveal vision was eliminated by simulating a full foveal scotoma by means of a stabilized retinal image" 10/01/2007 - "CONCLUSIONS: We developed a quick (<40 min) retinotopic cortical area mapping method at 3T, which makes it possible to study the cortical remapping in patients with retinal scotomas." 01/01/2001 - "Furthermore, a similar putative intracortical mechanism(s) appears to underlie psychophysical phenomena observed in studies of retinal scotomas in humans" 10/01/2000 - "CONCLUSION: In this study of patients with well-defined retinal lesions, both Humphrey and Dicon Central Threshold field programs exhibited an equally high positive correlation in mapping scotomas of expected size and depth when compared with fundus photography, with no significant difference in fixation loss frequency" Order ALL the reference details at left...
2.	Vitamin B Complex (B Vitamins)IBA 09/01/1981 - "Recovery from either type of scotoma was observed in 3 months when a therapeutic program of abstinence and B vitamins was followed" 04/01/1977 - "A 17-year-old boy with vitamin B12 deficiency that occurred after a small bowel resection developed bilateral centrocecal scotomas during folic acid therapy and improved on therapy including vitamin B complex." Order ALL the reference details at left...
3.	Folic Acid (Vitamin M)FDA LinkGeneric 07/01/2006 - "CONCLUSIONS: Central scotoma with unremarkable optic disc can occur after long-standing treatment with MTX and despite folic acid supplementary therapy" 04/01/1977 - "A 17-year-old boy with vitamin B12 deficiency that occurred after a small bowel resection developed bilateral centrocecal scotomas during folic acid therapy and improved on therapy including vitamin B complex." Order ALL the reference details at left...
4.	Timolol (Blocadren)FDA LinkGeneric 10/15/1987 - "Scintillating scotomas relieved with topical timolol." Order ALL the reference details at left...
5.	Prednisolone (Predate)FDA LinkGeneric 01/01/2006 - "After he had been treated with oral prednisolone 100 mg, his visual acuity improved to 20/20 OU within 4 weeks and there were no scotomas on the MP" Order ALL the reference details at left...
6.	Polyethylene Glycols (Polyethylene Glycol)FDA LinkGeneric 05/01/2003 - "The drop-by-drop introduction of polyosm, 200 ml (the dose amounted to 0.8-1 g/kg in terms of polyethylene oxide 400), one per day and during 3 days, proved the efficiency of the preparation as a corrector of edematous maculopathy, which was confirmed by an involution of the eye-tissue edema, reduced sizes of the central scotoma, and by an improved visual acuity" Order ALL the reference details at left...
7.	retinalaminIBA 03/01/2005 - "The visual acuity improved in 82% of patients after treatment by retinalamin; visual fields enlarged and central scotomas reduced in 54% of cases" Order ALL the reference details at left...
8.	1-phenyl-3,3-dimethyltriazene (PDT)IBA 09/01/2007 - "CONCLUSIONS: More patients who have undergone PDT for AMD or PCV perceive improvement in central scotoma and visual distortion than in visual acuity" 09/01/2007 - "Since these subjective changes correlated significantly with the satisfaction score, subjective change in central scotoma and visual distortion, in addition to visual acuity, should be taken into account in evaluating the benefits of PDT." 09/01/2007 - "The questionnaire considered the following parameters: subjective change in visual acuity, subjective change in the relative scotoma in central vision, subjective change in visual distortion, and patient satisfaction with PDT scored on a 100-point scale" Order ALL the reference details at left...
9.	Fluorescein (Funduscein)FDA Link 10/15/1984 - "The photochemical damage was most evident in fluorescein angiographic studies, and Goldmann visual field studies documented scotomas in the affected areas" 06/01/2005 - "CONCLUSION: The three-dimensional computer-automated threshold Amsler grid test may demonstrate characteristic scotoma patterns in patients with AMD that conform to the respective fluorescein angiograms" 03/01/2004 - "The parameters assessed before the TTT were visual acuity by ETDRS chart, scotoma score by Amsler grid chart, reading speed, fundus examination by direct and indirect ophthalmoscope as well as +90 Diopter lens followed by digital fundus photography and fluorescein angiography (FA)" 04/01/2002 - "Fluorescein angiography revealed a leaking optic disk, and perimetry showed an inferior hemi-field scotoma" 01/01/2000 - "Visual acuity was damaged, gentle central scotoma in automated perimetry (Octopus) was presented same as lower A wave in ERG and small macular hyperfluorescency in fluorescein angiography" Order ALL the reference details at left...
10.	verteporfin (Visudyne)FDA Link 03/01/2006 - "Verteporfin therapy has been shown to also reduce the risk of contrast sensitivity loss and has been associated with stabilization or reduction of scotoma size" 05/01/2004 - "Statistical analysis showed that both the mean absolute and relative scotoma sizes were significantly smaller in the verteporfin group than the placebo group for all intervals from 6 to 24 months (P<0.001)" 05/01/2004 - "The relative scotoma increased from 7.9 mm(2) at baseline to 20.8 mm(2) at month 24 in the verteporfin group, whereas a progression from 8.5 mm(2) initially to 48.3 mm(2) at the final presentation was measured in the placebo group" 05/01/2004 - "In the verteporfin group, the absolute scotoma grew from 2.5 mm(2) at baseline to a final size of 7.3 mm(2) at month 24" 05/01/2004 - "MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The change in size of central scotoma in the verteporfin group compared with the placebo group" Order ALL the reference details at left...

Therapies and Procedures

1.	Aftercare (After-Treatment) 06/01/2000 - "Total scotoma size increased in 50% of eyes after treatment" 08/01/1999 - "After treatment the detachment resolved, as did the relative scotoma, the prolonged dark adaptation, and the dyschromatopsia" 03/01/1998 - "METHODS: Visual acuity, stereoacuity, fixation, and the presence of a central suppression scotoma were assessed in all patients before, during, and after treatment, which comprised wearing maximum refractive correction, and an occlusion strategy aiming for equal visual acuity" 09/01/1995 - "RESULTS--In the first weeks after treatment a temporary increase of oedema and paracentral scotomas were observed" 10/01/1993 - "This increasing depth of central scotoma subsequently led to a shift of central fixation to a paracentral area in four out of nine patients six to nine months after treatment" Order ALL the reference details at left...
2.	Lasers (Laser) 12/01/2008 - "Patients also were tested for the presence or absence of laser-related scotoma with Amsler grid screening" 01/01/2008 - "BACKGROUND: It has been shown that selective retina treatment (SRT) using a train of 1.7 microseconds laser pulses allows selective damage of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) while sparing the adjacent photoreceptors and thus avoiding laser scotoma" 01/01/2006 - "A technique to train new oculomotor behavior in patients with central macular scotomas during reading related tasks using scanning laser ophthalmoscopy: immediate functional benefits and gains retention." 10/01/2005 - "Correlation between glaucomatous hemifield scotomas and measurements of nerve fiber layer thickness using scanning laser polarimetry]" 06/01/2005 - "He complained of abrupt vision loss and central scotoma after the laser accident,with stabilization of the vision thereafter" Order ALL the reference details at left...
3.	Vitrectomy 07/01/2004 - "RESULTS: Among type of complete healed group and type of partial healed group 6 months after vitrectomy the central vision, sensitivity, areas of absolute scotoma and relative scotoma had statistical significant improvement" 09/01/2005 - "This case report refers to a 29 years old man with disturbing relative central scotoma and decreased vision for one month in his right eye, who underwent classical three-ports pars plana vitrectomy with expansive gas tamponade" 11/01/1998 - "Two of three patients who underwent late vitrectomy developed blindness or scotoma" 06/01/1997 - "This prospective study evaluates the frequency and significance of scotomas after vitrectomy with gas tamponade for stage I-IV macular holes" 08/01/2000 - "In 1 eye, absolute and relative scotomas developed postoperatively over the areas where the retinal surface was vigorously scratched to peel off an overlying membrane, and in another eye new scotomas appeared over a newly formed epiretinal membrane 8 months after vitrectomy" Order ALL the reference details at left...
4.	Meridians (Jing Luo) 07/01/2001 - "When a central dense scotoma is present before surgery in two or fewer meridians, the patient may well achieve substantial improvement in postoperative visual acuity." 07/01/2001 - "When the central scotoma was present in two or fewer meridians before surgery, the mean visual acuity after surgery reached 20/25 and was better than that in patients with three or four central scotomata (P =.0014)" 04/01/1975 - "A 46-year-old patient shows paracentral scotomas in the oblique meridians of the visual fields" Order ALL the reference details at left...
5.	Decompression 06/01/1993 - "After transfrontal decompression, visual acuity improved in 70% of the eyes, and visual field scotomas decreased in 80%" 09/01/2000 - "In those cases (n=3) where the difference between IOP and VOP was 35 mmHg, the patients developed scotomas and visual deterioration and had to be treated (high-dose steroids or orbital decompression)" Order ALL the reference details at left...