visual field loss

Etiology

• horizontal visual field loss
  • amaurosis fugax
  • central retinal artery occlusion
  • ischemic optic neuropathy
  • giant cell arteritis
• vertical visual field loss
  • lesion posterior to the optic chiasm
    • stroke
• monocular visual field loss
  • retinal detachment
• peripheral visual field loss
  • glaucoma
• pharmaceuticals
  • chloroquine
  • ethambutol
  • hydroxychloroquine
  • isoniazid
  • niacin

Physical examination

• except for detection of homonymous hemianopia, visual field testing is insensitive for detecting visual field defects
• referral to ophthalmology is suspicion of retinal detachment

More general terms

• visual impairment

More specific terms

• hemianopia
• scotoma