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HOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPIA [3 records]

Record 1 2017-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
DEF

An incomplete or asymmetric homonymous hemianopia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
DEF

Hémianopsie dans laquelle les déficits affectant le champ visuel diffèrent d'un œil à l'autre selon un ou plusieurs critères.

Key term(s)
  • hémianopie incongruente

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trastornos de la visión
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Record 2 2017-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
DEF

Blindness of nasal half of the visual field of one eye and temporal half of the other or right-sided or left-sided hemianopsia of corresponding sides in both eyes; generally caused by lesions involving the optic radiations posterior to the optic chiasm.

OBS

The term "homonymous hemianopsia" is recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
DEF

Hémianopsie bilatérale caractérisée par une perte de vision du même côté de chaque œil (moitié nasale du champ visuel de l'autre œil).

OBS

Le terme «hémianopsie latérale homonyme» a été retenu par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

OBS

On parle d'hémianopsie homonyme droite ou gauche selon le côté du déficit temporal. Elle est due à une lésion des voies optiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trastornos de la visión
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Record 3 2017-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
DEF

Spectacles with a prism or mirror to allow the individual with homonymous hemianopia to see objects in his blind half field.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
DEF

Lunettes munies d'un appareil qui déplace latéralement le champ visuel d'un œil ou les deux champs visuels.

Spanish

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