MODULE 6- Deficits

Question 1

damage to the left optic nerve would result in which type of visual field deficit

Answer 1

left EYE visual field deficit
-stereopsis is lost

Question 2

can an individual with damage to the optic chiasm see in both left + right visual fields

Answer 2

yes
-the central, binocular region of the visual field is intact, but monocular + peripheral vision is lost

Question 3

if the right visual cortex stops functioning, what part of the visual field will be lost?

Answer 3

left visual field
-not left EYE visual field; projects to right visual cortex (striate cortex)

Question 4

lesion locations that could result in a contralateral visual field deficit

Answer 4

everything after the optic nerve
-optic chiasm
-optic tract
-LGN
-optic radiation
-primary visual cortex