Bjerrum, Jannik Petersen

(byer′um)

Danish ophthalmologist, 1851-1920.

Bjerrum screen

SEE: Tangent screen.

Bjerrum scotoma

A sickle- or comet-shaped blind spot usually found in the central zone of the visual field; seen in glaucoma.

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