Main description:

This book provides a concise, up-to-date overview on homonymous visual field defects, and especially homonymous hemianopia. All aspects of the subject are covered, from anatomy and pathophysiology to diagnosis and management. Emphasis is placed on practical issues and major advances in ophthalmology, neurology, imaging techniques, and psychology. Rehabilitation strategies are described, and methods supporting compensation strategies are recommended. A separate chapter considers driving with homonymous hemianopia, which represents one of the critical issues in traffic ophthalmology. This book will be of particular value to ophthalmologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, and neuroscientists. It will be an invaluable asset in diagnostic and treatment decision making in patients with homonymous visual field defects, which are the most frequent type of visual field deficit after acquired unilateral postchiasmal brain damage.

Contents:

Anatomy of the human visual pathway.- Pathophysiology.- 3. Perimetry and types of homonymous hemianopsia / topographic localization / clinical anatomical correlations.- Neuro-ophthalmological examination in homonymous hemianopsia / clinical symptoms and functional abilities.- Novel imaging techniques and neuroradiologic imaging.- Pupillary disorders.- Visual search disorders and ocular motility.- Driving with homonymous hemianopsia.- Neuropsychological / neurological testing in homonymous hemianopsia / central visual.- Rehabilitation strategies.- Compensational strategies of patients wth homonymous hemianopsia.