Medical Definition of Gutta serena

1. Former term for blindness of unknown aetiology; the serena suggested that the anterior segment of the eye was clear and tranquil, that there was no visible cause for the blindness, no corneal scar, no inflammation, no cataract. Thus, gutta serena became the code word for blindness due to some unfathomable posterior cause, some damage to retina, optic nerve, or brain. This was the name given to John Milton's blindness. With the ophthalmoscope, in 1851, the diagnosis of gutta serena suddenly became old-fashioned and inadequate. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gutta Serena

guttae
guttae
guttas
guttat
guttate
guttate
guttated
guttates
guttate choroidopathy
guttating
guttation
guttation
guttations
guttatrap
gutta balata
gutta serena (current term)
gutted
gutter
gutter
guttered
guttering
gutterings
gutters
guttersnipe
guttersnipes
guttersnipish
guttery
gutter dystrophy of cornea
gutter fracture
gutter press

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