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In [[medicine]], a '''hemianopsia''' is a neurological [[sign (medical)]] on [[physical examination]] that is "oartial or complete loss of vision in one half of the visual field(s) of one or both eyes."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
In [[medicine]], a '''hemianopsia''' is a neurological [[sign (medical)]] on [[physical examination]] that is "partial or complete loss of vision in one half of the visual field(s) of one or both eyes."<ref name="MeSHhemianopsia">{{MeSH}}</ref>


==Classification==
==Classification==
Subtypes include:
Subtypes include:
* '''Altitudinal hemianopsia''', "characterized by a visual defect above or below the horizontal meridian of the visual field."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
* '''Altitudinal hemianopsia''', "characterized by a visual defect above or below the horizontal meridian of the visual field."<ref name="MeSHhemianopsia">{{MeSH}}</ref>
* '''Homonymous hemianopsia''' "refers to a visual defect that affects both eyes equally, and occurs either to the left or right of the midline of the visual field."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
* '''Homonymous hemianopsia''' "refers to a visual defect that affects both eyes equally, and occurs either to the left or right of the midline of the visual field."<ref name="MeSHhemianopsia">{{MeSH}}</ref>
* '''Binasal hemianopsia''' "consists of loss of vision in the nasal hemifields of both eyes."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
* '''Binasal hemianopsia''' "consists of loss of vision in the nasal hemifields of both eyes."<ref name="MeSHhemianopsia">{{MeSH}}</ref>
* '''Bitemporal hemianopsia''' is the "bilateral loss of vision in the temporal fields."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
* '''Bitemporal hemianopsia''' is the "bilateral loss of vision in the temporal fields."<ref name="MeSHhemianopsia">{{MeSH}}</ref>
* '''Quadrantanopsia''' "refers to loss of vision in one quarter of the visual field in one or both eyes."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
* '''Quadrantanopsia''' "refers to loss of vision in one quarter of the visual field in one or both eyes."<ref name="MeSHhemianopsia">{{MeSH}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 08:07, 18 February 2009

In medicine, a hemianopsia is a neurological sign (medical) on physical examination that is "partial or complete loss of vision in one half of the visual field(s) of one or both eyes."[1]

Classification

Subtypes include:

  • Altitudinal hemianopsia, "characterized by a visual defect above or below the horizontal meridian of the visual field."[1]
  • Homonymous hemianopsia "refers to a visual defect that affects both eyes equally, and occurs either to the left or right of the midline of the visual field."[1]
  • Binasal hemianopsia "consists of loss of vision in the nasal hemifields of both eyes."[1]
  • Bitemporal hemianopsia is the "bilateral loss of vision in the temporal fields."[1]
  • Quadrantanopsia "refers to loss of vision in one quarter of the visual field in one or both eyes."[1]

References