Visual Field Flashcards

1
Q

that area of space that a person can see at one time

A

Visual Field

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2
Q

Monocular Visual field is the _____

A

3-dimensional “Hill of Vision”

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3
Q

Degree of Monocular Visual Field:

A

150 degrees

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4
Q

remaining portion of visual field that is not seen by the OPEN EYE:

A

Temporal Crescent

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5
Q

Units of measurement of a visual field

A

degrees from fixation

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6
Q

degree of temporal crescent:

A

30degrees

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7
Q

is the superimposition of the two monocular visual fields:

A

Common binocular visual field

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8
Q

degree of common binocular visual field:

A

120 degrees

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9
Q

Presentation of stimulus of known size and intensity outside borders of VF or within blindspot

A

Kinetic Perimetry

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10
Q

area of reduced or absent visual sensitivity inside an isopter

surrounded by area of normal or higher sensitivities

A

SCOTOA

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11
Q

line connecting all points in the visual field with the same threshold (for a given test spot)

A

ISOPTER

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12
Q

boundary between area of visibility to the area of non-visibility

A

ISOPTER

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13
Q

Location of Central VF defect:

A

5 degrees or less from the point of fixation

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14
Q

Location of Paracentral VF defect:

A
  • greater than 5 degrees to 30 degrees
  • coecal, paracoecal, pericoecal, centrocoecal
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15
Q

location of Peripheral VF defect:

A

greater than 30 degrees

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16
Q

Limits of Normal Visual field:

A

T = 90degrees

I = 70-75 degrees

N = 60 degrees

S = 65 degrees

17
Q

line connecting the isopters:

A

Isometric line

18
Q

Shapes of VF defect:

A

Sectorial (hemianopsia) or non-sectorial (regular or irregular)

19
Q

distance of blind spot from fixation point:

A

15degrees

49minutes

20
Q

Height of the Blindspot:

A

7degrees 40minutes

21
Q

Width of blindspot:

A

5degrees 28minutes

22
Q

Enlargement of Blindspot:

A

Seidel’s sign

23
Q

arcuate scotoma associated with Glaucoma:

A

Bjerrum’s sign

24
Q

complete arcuate scotoma that ends at the nasal horizontal meridian:

A

Roenne’s nasal step

25
Q

scotoma common in migraines:

A

Scintillating scotoma

26
Q

Oval shaped scotoma caused by:

A

toxic amblyopia

Alcohol toxicity

tobacco toxicity

27
Q

automated perimeter used for older children

A

Humphrey automated perimeter

28
Q

allowance of the Blind spot

where there is confusion in the area

A

Amblyopic Zone - 1 degrees

29
Q

test that produces a full hemispherical light source to photo-stress the retina when maculopathy is suspected

A

BAT - Brightness Acuity Test

30
Q

a sensitive test for detecting patients with macular disturbances such as cystoid macular edema, central serous choroidopathy and senile macular degeneration

A

Macular Photo-stress Test

31
Q

a psychophysical perception wherein lateral motion of an object in the field of view is interpreted by the visual cortex as having a depth component

due to relative difference in signal timings between the two eyes

A

Pulfrich Phenomenon