52. Scotoma, noun. From Greek skotoun “to darken,” in turn from skotos “darkness;” related to scotopic (adjective), denoting vision in dim light. A circumscribed area of diminished or lost vision within a normal visual field; a blind spot. The area where the optic nerve meets the retina creates a scotoma which is not consciously perceived, but most pathological scotomata appear in the field of vision as black patches of varying shape. (Scintillating scotomata, which are associated with the onset of certain types of migraines, appear as long, curving areas of shimmering light or color.) The ones that fog your sight, you learn to get around—move your head so you can see the whole of what’s in front of you. That undetectable one is trickier. You were born with the ability to create simulacra in its place.

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52. Scotoma, noun. From Greek skotoun “to darken,” in turn from skotos “darkness;” related to scotopic (adjective), denoting vision in dim light. A circumscribed area of diminished or lost vision within a normal visual field; a blind spot. The area where the optic nerve meets the retina creates a scotoma which is not consciously perceived, but most pathological scotomata appear in the field of vision as black patches of varying shape. (Scintillating scotomata, which are associated with the onset of certain types of migraines, appear as long, curving areas of shimmering light or color.)


The ones that fog your sight, you learn to get around—move your head so you can see the whole of what’s in front of you. That undetectable one is trickier. You were born with the ability to create simulacra in its place.

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