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What should be done with the fingers during the visual field testing procedure?
What should be done with the fingers during the visual field testing procedure?
Why should the patient occlude their right eye during the testing procedure?
Why should the patient occlude their right eye during the testing procedure?
What is the purpose of fixating on the examiner's right eye during the testing procedure?
What is the purpose of fixating on the examiner's right eye during the testing procedure?
What type of visual field testing uses a curved instrument and automated targets?
What type of visual field testing uses a curved instrument and automated targets?
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What is the term for a visual field defect that affects half of the visual field?
What is the term for a visual field defect that affects half of the visual field?
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What is the name of the instrument used in campimetry?
What is the name of the instrument used in campimetry?
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What is the term used to describe visual field defects that are the same size and shape in both eyes?
What is the term used to describe visual field defects that are the same size and shape in both eyes?
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What type of visual field defect is associated with ocular abnormalities?
What type of visual field defect is associated with ocular abnormalities?
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What is the term used to describe a general reduction in overall sensitivity of the visual field?
What is the term used to describe a general reduction in overall sensitivity of the visual field?
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In what type of visual field defect is the corresponding visual fields of the two eyes affected?
In what type of visual field defect is the corresponding visual fields of the two eyes affected?
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What is the term used to describe a loss of ¼ of the visual field in one or both eyes?
What is the term used to describe a loss of ¼ of the visual field in one or both eyes?
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What type of visual field testing method provides the mean deviation from the normal population?
What type of visual field testing method provides the mean deviation from the normal population?
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What is the primary purpose of performing Confrontation Visual Fields (CVF)?
What is the primary purpose of performing Confrontation Visual Fields (CVF)?
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What equipment is used to perform Confrontation Visual Fields?
What equipment is used to perform Confrontation Visual Fields?
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How should the patient be positioned during Confrontation Visual Fields?
How should the patient be positioned during Confrontation Visual Fields?
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Why should the examiner not use 3 fingers during Confrontation Visual Fields?
Why should the examiner not use 3 fingers during Confrontation Visual Fields?
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What should the examiner do with their hand during Confrontation Visual Fields?
What should the examiner do with their hand during Confrontation Visual Fields?
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What is the purpose of the examiner's peripheral field during Confrontation Visual Fields?
What is the purpose of the examiner's peripheral field during Confrontation Visual Fields?
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What is a characteristic of a Homonymous Congruous Defect?
What is a characteristic of a Homonymous Congruous Defect?
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What is the main difference between Shallow or Relative Scotomas and Deep or Absolute Scotomas?
What is the main difference between Shallow or Relative Scotomas and Deep or Absolute Scotomas?
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What is the name of the scotoma that affects half of the central visual field?
What is the name of the scotoma that affects half of the central visual field?
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What is the characteristic of a Ceco-central Scotoma?
What is the characteristic of a Ceco-central Scotoma?
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What is the name of the scotoma that affects a circular area of depressed vision surrounding the point of fixation?
What is the name of the scotoma that affects a circular area of depressed vision surrounding the point of fixation?
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What is the main difference between Peripheral Scotoma and Central Scotoma?
What is the main difference between Peripheral Scotoma and Central Scotoma?
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What type of visual field defect is typically seen in glaucoma?
What type of visual field defect is typically seen in glaucoma?
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What is the result of a lesion to the proximal fibers of an optic nerve and the nasal fibers of the opposite eye?
What is the result of a lesion to the proximal fibers of an optic nerve and the nasal fibers of the opposite eye?
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What type of visual field defect is seen in a lesion to the optic tract or optic radiations?
What type of visual field defect is seen in a lesion to the optic tract or optic radiations?
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What is the term for a visual field defect that affects the upper or lower half of the visual field?
What is the term for a visual field defect that affects the upper or lower half of the visual field?
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What is the result of a lesion in the center of the chiasm?
What is the result of a lesion in the center of the chiasm?
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What type of visual field defect is seen in patients with strokes or traumatic brain injury?
What type of visual field defect is seen in patients with strokes or traumatic brain injury?
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