Visual Field Flashcards
that area of space that a person can see at one time
Visual Field
Monocular Visual field is the _____
3-dimensional “Hill of Vision”
Degree of Monocular Visual Field:
150 degrees
remaining portion of visual field that is not seen by the OPEN EYE:
Temporal Crescent
Units of measurement of a visual field
degrees from fixation
degree of temporal crescent:
30degrees
is the superimposition of the two monocular visual fields:
Common binocular visual field
degree of common binocular visual field:
120 degrees
Presentation of stimulus of known size and intensity outside borders of VF or within blindspot
Kinetic Perimetry
area of reduced or absent visual sensitivity inside an isopter
surrounded by area of normal or higher sensitivities
SCOTOA
line connecting all points in the visual field with the same threshold (for a given test spot)
ISOPTER
boundary between area of visibility to the area of non-visibility
ISOPTER
Location of Central VF defect:
5 degrees or less from the point of fixation
Location of Paracentral VF defect:
- greater than 5 degrees to 30 degrees
- coecal, paracoecal, pericoecal, centrocoecal
location of Peripheral VF defect:
greater than 30 degrees