HEMIANOPSIA Definition & Meaning

hemianopsia

[ hem-ee-uh-nop-see-uh ]

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noun

Ophthalmology.

any of several conditions in which there is blindness in half of the visual field, involving one or both eyes.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of hemianopsia¹

First recorded in 1880–85; hemi- + an- ¹ + -opsia

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Pressure on the optic chiasma, for example by a tumour of the pituitary body, is associated with bilateral temporal hemianopsia.

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When admitted at Rondebosch into No. 3 General Hospital the condition was as follows: The field of vision is limited, and examination shows right homonymous hemianopsia.

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I have also noticed a severe type of hemianopsia, which, I presume, had its origin in congeniture.

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There is typical right homonymous hemianopsia; the answers, when tested with the perimeter, are quite certain, and the fields absolutely reliable.

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