Bjerrum's area
Bjerrum's area is central 25° of the visual field from the fixation point, popularized scientifically by the Danish ophthalmologist Jannik Petersen Bjerrum
Bjerrum believed that this central portion of the visual field was of far more use than the perimeter - as he had observed 90% of the early glaucomatous changes were inside these 25°.
Multiple types of scotomas form inside Bjerrums area, typically in patients with open-angle glaucoma.
Of particular note is the arcuate scotoma (also called the Bjerrums scotoma). It is characterized by starting at the blind spot, and arching over the macular area, ending a horizontal line nasally. The arcuate scotoma doesn't cross the horizontal divide of the visual field.[1]
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