While visual training will likely continue to be a productive part of treatment for people with hemianopia, the EPFL study ...

A 66-year-old patient first noticed trouble with his right peripheral vision 2 weeks prior to presentation while he was playing golf. He also complained of more trouble with light to dark adaptation ...

BOSTON (March 14, 2014) — A diagnosis of hemianopia, or blindness in one half of the visual field in both eyes as the result of strokes, tumors or trauma often means the end of driving. In about half ...

We report a 23-year-old woman with right homonymous hemianopia and incomplete left inferior quadrantanopia and paracentral scotoma secondary to head trauma from a gunshot wound. The patient underwent ...

BOSTON, Nov. 12 Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have found that -- when tested in a driving simulator -- patients with hemianopia (blindness in one half of the visual field in both eyes) ...

Alex Leff: Absolutely right, the best study of the prevalence was an Australian study which showed that over the age of 50 about 0.8% of adults have got this visual problem which is called a ...

Boston-based study shows majority of hemianopia patients prefer peripheral prism glasses to help them get around. Researchers from the Schepens Eye Research Institute in Boston conducted a study using ...

Strokes are serious and life threatening medical emergencies that require immediate attention. They occur when blood supply to a section of the brain is temporarily cut off. This could be due to a ...

Driving around in cars often ends with a diagnosis of hemianopia, or blindness in one half of the visual field in both eyes as the result of strokes, tumors or trauma. In about half of the states in ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Norman Swan: Stroke is one of the most feared medical conditions after cancer, and while most of us ...