We report a 23-year-old woman with right homonymous hemianopia and incomplete left inferior quadrantanopia and paracentral scotoma secondary to head trauma from a gunshot wound. The patient underwent ...

A 66-year-old patient first noticed trouble with his right peripheral vision 2 weeks prior to presentation while he was playing golf. He also complained of more trouble with light to dark adaptation ...

We report a case of comorbidity of exotropia with homonymous hemianopia in whom a careful preoperative assessment helped avoid an unexpected surgical outcome. A 50-year-old male presented with a ...

The correct diagnosis is homonymous hemianopia. Infants with a homonymous hemianopia can present with an anomalous head position where they turn their face ipsilateral to the visual field defect. It ...

BOSTON (March 14, 2014) — A diagnosis of hemianopia, or blindness in one half of the visual field in both eyes as the result of strokes, tumors or trauma often means the end of driving. In about half ...

So if you had a stroke or injury to the left occipital lobe which is at the back of the brain, then there's a good chance that you'll have what's called a right-sided homonymous hemianopia, and that ...

Background: An 83-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and dyslipidemia developed acute onset of impaired speech and comprehension, and right-sided weakness. Her previous medical history was ...

Strokes are serious and life threatening medical emergencies that require immediate attention. They occur when blood supply to a section of the brain is temporarily cut off. This could be due to a ...