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Noun: flittering scotoma
  1. A localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering coloured lights; in many people it indicates the onset of migraine
    "She experienced a flittering scotoma before her migraine headache began";
    - scintillating scotoma

Type of: scotoma

Encyclopedia: Flittering scotoma