Saturday, February, 11, 2012

Visual field

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Alternative Names

Perimetry; Tangent screen exam; Automated perimetry exam; Goldmann visual field exam; Humphrey visual field exam


Normal Values

The peripheral vision is normal.


What abnormal results mean

Abnormal results may be due to diseases or central nervous system disorders, such as tumors that damage or press on (compress) the parts of the brain that deal with vision.

Other diseases that may affect the visual field of the eye include:

  • Diabetes
  • Glaucoma
  • High blood pressure
  • Macular degeneration
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Optic glioma
  • Overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism)
  • Pituitary gland disorders
  • Retinal detachment
  • Stroke
  • Temporal arteritis

Images
Eye

Review Date: 02/10/2011
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, Unviersity of Washington School of Medicine; and Franklin W. Lusby, MD, Ophthalmologist, Lusby Vision Institute, La Jolla, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)