Homonymous hemianopia: challenges and solutions

Denise GoodwinPacific University College of Optometry, Forest Grove, OR, USAAbstract: Stroke is the most common cause of homonymous hemianopia (HH) in adults, followed by trauma and tumors. Associated signs and symptoms, as well as visual field characteristics such as location and congruity, can he...

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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2014
Materias:	Ophthalmology RE1-994
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4faa077868404903a6eefe6a7bc9ef9d2021-12-02T07:46:27ZHomonymous hemianopia: challenges and solutions1177-5483https://doaj.org/article/4faa077868404903a6eefe6a7bc9ef9d2014-09-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/homonymous-hemianopia-challenges-and-solutions-peer-reviewed-article-OPTHhttps://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483 Denise GoodwinPacific University College of Optometry, Forest Grove, OR, USAAbstract: Stroke is the most common cause of homonymous hemianopia (HH) in adults, followed by trauma and tumors. Associated signs and symptoms, as well as visual field characteristics such as location and congruity, can help determine the location of the causative brain lesion. HH can have a significant effect on quality of life, including problems with driving, reading, or navigation. This can result in decreased independence, inability to enjoy leisure activities, and injuries. Understanding these restrictions, as well as the management options, can aid in making the best use of remaining vision. Treatment options include prismatic correction to expand the remaining visual field, compensatory training to improve visual search abilities, and vision restoration therapy to improve the vision itself. Spontaneous recovery can occur within the first months. However, because spontaneous recovery does not always occur, methods of reducing visual disability play an important role in the rehabilitation of patients with HH.Keywords: hemianopia, homonymous hemianopia, visual field defects, visual training, perimetryGoodwin DDove Medical PressarticleOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2014, Iss default, Pp 1919-1927 (2014)
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description	Denise GoodwinPacific University College of Optometry, Forest Grove, OR, USAAbstract: Stroke is the most common cause of homonymous hemianopia (HH) in adults, followed by trauma and tumors. Associated signs and symptoms, as well as visual field characteristics such as location and congruity, can help determine the location of the causative brain lesion. HH can have a significant effect on quality of life, including problems with driving, reading, or navigation. This can result in decreased independence, inability to enjoy leisure activities, and injuries. Understanding these restrictions, as well as the management options, can aid in making the best use of remaining vision. Treatment options include prismatic correction to expand the remaining visual field, compensatory training to improve visual search abilities, and vision restoration therapy to improve the vision itself. Spontaneous recovery can occur within the first months. However, because spontaneous recovery does not always occur, methods of reducing visual disability play an important role in the rehabilitation of patients with HH.Keywords: hemianopia, homonymous hemianopia, visual field defects, visual training, perimetry
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Homonymous hemianopia: challenges and solutions

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