10 Questions
What is the normal visual field of each eye measured in terms of degrees?
75° inferiorly, 60° superiorly, 60° nasally, and 100° temporally
What is the definition of Visual Field?
That portion of space in which objects are simultaneously visible to the steadily fixating eye.
What is Cortical Blindness?
Blindness due to damage to the entire visual cortex.
What is Hemianopia?
Blindness over half the field of vision in either left or right eye.
What is Macular Degeneration?
A progressive deterioration of a critical region of the retina called the macula.
What is Glaucoma?
A group of eye diseases characterized by damage to the optic nerve.
What is Retinitis Pigmentosa?
A group of inherited disorders that slowly lead to blindness due to abnormalities of the photoreceptors in the retina.
What is Scotoma?
A partial defect in the field of vision.
What is Homonymous?
Defects are limited to the same visual field of each eye.
What is Congruous?
Hemianopia in which the visual field defect in both eyes are symmetric in extent and intensity.
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