Preferred Label : hemianopsia;
MeSH definition : Partial or complete loss of vision in one half of the visual field(s) of one or both
eyes. Subtypes include altitudinal hemianopsia, characterized by a visual defect above
or below the horizontal meridian of the visual field. Homonymous hemianopsia refers
to a visual defect that affects both eyes equally, and occurs either to the left or
right of the midline of the visual field. Binasal hemianopsia consists of loss of
vision in the nasal hemifields of both eyes. Bitemporal hemianopsia is the bilateral
loss of vision in the temporal fields. Quadrantanopsia refers to loss of vision in
one quarter of the visual field in one or both eyes.;
MeSH synonym : hemianopsias; hemianopia; hemianopias;
MeSH hyponym : bitemporal hemianopia; quadrantanopsia; altidudinal hemianopia; hemianopsia, homonymous; binasal hemianopia; Quadrantanopsias; Quadrantanopia; Quadrantanopias; Bitemporal Hemianopias; Hemianopia, Bitemporal; Hemianopias, Bitemporal; Hemianopsia, Bitemporal; Bitemporal Hemianopsia; Bitemporal Hemianopsias; Hemianopsias, Bitemporal; Hemianopsias, Homonymous; Homonymous Hemianopsia; Homonymous Hemianopsias; Homonymous Hemianopia; Hemianopia, Homonymous; Hemianopias, Homonymous; Homonymous Hemianopias; Altidudinal Hemianopias; Hemianopia, Altidudinal; Hemianopias, Altidudinal; Altitudinal Hemianopsia; Altitudinal Hemianopsias; Hemianopsia, Altitudinal; Hemianopsias, Altitudinal; Binasal Hemianopias; Hemianopia, Binasal; Hemianopias, Binasal; Hemianopsia, Binasal; Binasal Hemianopsia; Binasal Hemianopsias; Hemianopsias, Binasal;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemianopsia;
Origin ID : D006423;
UMLS CUI : C0018979;
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Partial or complete loss of vision in one half of the visual field(s) of one or both
eyes. Subtypes include altitudinal hemianopsia, characterized by a visual defect above
or below the horizontal meridian of the visual field. Homonymous hemianopsia refers
to a visual defect that affects both eyes equally, and occurs either to the left or
right of the midline of the visual field. Binasal hemianopsia consists of loss of
vision in the nasal hemifields of both eyes. Bitemporal hemianopsia is the bilateral
loss of vision in the temporal fields. Quadrantanopsia refers to loss of vision in
one quarter of the visual field in one or both eyes.