| When talking about visual field defects, field loss or scotomas, the size, brightness and color of the target has to be included. |
| A patient who does not recognize all letters very quickly may have retinopathy, even with relative scotomas. |
| Half of them had clear prodromata, such as scintillating scotomas and sensitivity to odors and noise. |
| Patients with age-related macular degeneration may complain of acute loss of vision, blurred vision, scotomas or chronic distortion of vision. |
| When rating migraine headaches, common auras such as scotomas and flashing lights are considered to be included in the Table 20.8 rating. |
| At each monthly visit patients should be questioned regarding possible visual disturbances including blurred vision or scotomata. |
