teichopsia /tei·chop·sia/ (ti-kop´se-ah) the sensation of a luminous appearance before the eyes, with a zigzag, wall-like outline. It may be a migraine aura.
teichopsia [ti-kop´se-ah]
tei·chop·si·a (t -k p s - )n. A transient visual sensation of bright shimmering colors, as that preceding scintillating scotoma in migraine. |
Scintillating Scotoma
An angled figure near the point of fixation, which gradually spreads and assumes a lateral convex shape with a scintillating edge, leaving a varying amount of scotomata in its wake, which is characteristic of the aura that precedes visual migraines. This phenomenon was also know by the fanciful term, Maginot line pattern, so named for the jagged, slightly off-center lines
teichopsia [ti-kop´se-ah]
scintillating scotoma; the sensation of a luminous appearance before the eyes, with a zigzag, wall-like outline.
teichopsia
A transient, shimmering visual sensation. Example: the fortification spectrum of a scintillating scotoma.
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