Homonymous Visual Field Defects
This book provides a concise and up-to-date overview on homonymous visual field defects, with the focus especially on homonymous hemianopia. All aspects of the subject are covered, from anatomy and pathophysiology to diagnosis and management. Emphasis is
- PDF / 16,742,917 Bytes
- 186 Pages / 504.63 x 737.01 pts Page_size
- 63 Downloads / 189 Views
Homonymous Visual Field Defects
123
Homonymous Visual Field Defects
Karolína Skorkovská Editor
Homonymous Visual Field Defects
Editor Karolína Skorkovská Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry St. Anne’s University Hospital Brno Czech Republic Department of Optometry and Orthoptics, Faculty of Medicine Masaryk University Brno Czech Republic
ISBN 978-3-319-52282-1 ISBN 978-3-319-52284-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-52284-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017939125 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
For a neuroophthalmologist, perimetry and visual fields are “basic food.” Without it, he/she will not be able to survive. My teacher, Elfriede Aulhorn (1921–1991), developed the famous Tübingen perimeter and established modern clinical perimetry. For her, it was most important to correlate visual field defects with the underlying lesion. In the 1980s, she developed her first automated perimeter. In contrast to other devices, the grid of this instrument was designed to provide exact information about the shape of the visual field defect. As a result, it became possible to localize the underlying lesion anatomically. At the same time, neuroimaging became popular and we learned how to predict the site of the lesion, and gained a still better understanding of the visual field and visual pathways. Many years have passed since then and perimetry has changed. Today, clinicians are mainly interested in summarizing all results into one number: the mean defect. The availability of neuroimaging seemed to make exact perimetry needless and old fashioned. Knowledge about the co
Data Loading...
