Hemianopsia is a loss of vision in half of the visual field of one or both eyes. Common causes are stroke, brain tumor, and trauma to the brain.

It has previously been reported that the human visual system has an asymmetry in the visual field. For example, humans are better at finding faces in the upper visual field than lower visual field ...

(HealthDay News) — Visual field loss from glaucoma is in part reversible by behavioral, computer-based, online controlled vision training, according to a study published in the April issue of ...

A 66-year-old man was seen in the glaucoma clinic at Tufts Medical Center due to visual field changes, referred to neurology and then to neuro-ophthalmology with gradual left-sided peripheral ...

To determine the vision-related quality of life (VRQOL) with the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire-25 (NEI VFQ-25) in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), and to examine the ...

A new study finds that recognition of faces varies by where they appear in the visual field and this variability is reduced by learning familiar faces through social interactions. The findings ...

Although visual field (VF) loss is expected to progress relatively slowly, it is still clinically important to identify patients who may show more rapid progression, ...

Visual fields, though sometimes difficult to assess in AD patients, are usually full in the early stages. 4 Abnormal perimetry measurements have been identified by Trick et al during apparently ...

Visual field loss (specifically peripheral visual fields) is the primary vision component that increases the risk of falls, according to a new study. People with visual field loss may benefit from ...

Now there seems to be some hope that we will have visual field restoration therapy that will expand visual fields,” he said. “We see it all the time in physical therapy for patients who have ...