![]() The most common causes of Central Scotomas are disorders of the Optic Nerve, Choroid or Retina, such as Macular Degeneration. When nerves in damaged areas of the Retinado not send visual messages to the brain, a person experiences a Scotoma or blind spot. Seeing and recognizing faces, watching television or movies, and reading the newspaper, books or magazines becomes difficult. The gray, blurred, distorted or black spot blocks out a person’s face, words on a page, labels on a jar, or the petals of a flower. This interference with what one sees straight ahead versus what one sees to the side greatly impacts the ability to perform daily functions. Symptom-producing, or pathological, Scotomas may be due to a wide range of disease processes, affecting any part of the visual system, including the Retina (in particular it’s most sensitive portion, the Macula), the Optic Nerveand even the visual cortex. ![]() Scotomas that develop in the Peripheral Vision are not as concerning or disabling as those that develop in the Central Vision. Scotomas may start out as a small nuisance and then get larger or there may be several blind spots or Scotomas that block one’s field of vision. It may look like a black or gray spot for some people and for others it may be a blurred smudge or a distorted view in one’s straight ahead vision. Central Scotoma is a blind spot that occurs in the center of one’s vision.
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