hemianopia
Sign in to saveHemianopsia, or hemianopia, is a loss of vision or blindness (anopsia) in half the visual field, usually on one side of the vertical midline. The most common causes of this damage are stroke, brain tumor, and trauma.
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- Paris as seen with full visual fields
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11 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Types
- Homonymous hemianopsia
- Heteronymous hemianopsia
- Other forms
- Quadrantanopia
- Visual neglect
- Management
- Notes
- References
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Hemianopsia, or hemianopia, is a loss of vision or blindness (anopsia) in half the visual field, usually on one side of the vertical midline. The most common causes of this damage are stroke, brain tumor, and trauma.
This article deals only with permanent hemianopsia, and not with transitory or temporary hemianopsia, as identified by William Wollaston PRS in 1824. Temporary hemianopsia can occur in the aura phase of migraine.