Junctional Scotomata

 

Junctional scotomata are those perimetric patterns that stem from a lesion at the junction between the optic nerve and the chiasm (and, in the posterior junctional type, between the optic tract and the chiasm). 

Here is a description of the most common types of junctional scotomata from a clear and comprehensive paper by Barton and Özturan

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