LV - Field Expansion - Week 10 Flashcards
Below what degree diamter of visual field do most people begin to have mobility issues?
<10 degrees
List 5 aids that can be used to enhance visual fields.
Scanning techniques
Reversed telescopes
Concave lenses
Prisms
Mirrors
What kind of visual field losses in particular do field enhancements apply to (3)?
Peripheral field constriction
Hemianopias
Sector losses
Describe what is meant by scanning as a field enhancement (2).
Effective use of eye movements and scanning strategies
Systematic approach to scanning the environment in order to encompass the area of concern quickly
What do you see if you look through a reversed telescope Dexcibe in terms of object size and field of view.
Objects look smaller and greater field of view
Describe what the field of view through a reversed telescope is equal to. Describe this with a 2x telescope.
Apparent increase in field of view is approximately equal to the magnification of the telescope
A normal 2x telescope will give 2x magnification but reversed, it will have 2x the field of view, but 2x minification
What power telescopes can be effectively used for reversal?
Only lower power telescopes
What are reversed telescopes mostly used for?
Mobility
Describe how to calculate the apparent VF increase and apparent VA a patient has when looking through a reversed telescope. Assume a 5 degree VF diameter, 6/12 VA, and a 3x reversed telescope.
Apparent field of view = VF degree diameter x magnification
= 3 x 5 -> 15 degree diameter
VA decrease = Snellen denominator x magnification
= 3 x 12 -> VA of 6/36
What kind of image do concave lenses create and what effect does it have on the field of view.
Creates a minified image and a larger field of view
What does the combination of a negative lens and accommodation form?
A reverse galilean telescope
What is required when you use a negative lens to spot distances?
A second lens to act as an add (or accommodation if the patient can)
Describe the apparent visual field of view increase for a concave lens.
Apparent VF = M = -F/A
It is equal to the magnification M of the system
F is power of the concave lens
A is the power of the add or accommodation
Describe how a lens should be held if you need to use the entire lens (a concave lens for spotting).
To use the entire lens, it should be helf where it is at least as wide as V
What base direction is used when trialling prisms for field enhancement? What does it allow for?
Base in the direction of the field loss
-image moves toward the apex
Allows for person to see object with smaller eye/head movements than otherwise necessary