Visual field defects

Background

  • Visual field defects along optic nerve, optic chiasm, optic tracts, optic radiations
  • A junctional scotoma is an unilateral central scotoma associated with a contralateral superotemporal field defect and is caused by compression of the contralateral optic nerve next to the chiasm.
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References

  • Blousse V and Newman NJ. Neuro-Ophthalmology Illustrated. NY: Thieme; 2009: 41-3.