Visual field defects: causes

Evidence-based neurology checklist on visual field defects: causes: Ophthalmic disorders Optic neuritis Ischaemic optic neuropathy (ION) Chiasmal compression Retro-chiasmal disorders Glaucoma Trauma Optic disc drusen Congenital optic disc pit Branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO) Central retinal…

Ophthalmic disorders

  • Optic neuritis
  • Ischaemic optic neuropathy (ION)
  • Chiasmal compression
  • Retro-chiasmal disorders
  • Glaucoma
  • Trauma
  • Optic disc drusen
  • Congenital optic disc pit
  • Branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO)
  • Central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) surgery

Neurological causes

Drug-induced

References

  1. Cooper SA, Metcalfe RA. Assess and interpret the visual fields at the bedside. Pract Neurol 2009; 9:324-334. 
  2. Kedar S, Ghate D, Corbett JJ. Visual fields in neuro-ophthalmology. Indian J Ophthalmol 2011; 59:103-109.
  3. Kim JH, Kim CY, Yang HK, Hwang JM. Unusual chiasmal visual field defects. Neurol Sci 2013; 34:2057-2060.
  4. Lee KM, Woo SJ, Hwang JM. Factors associated with visual field defects of optic disc drusen. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0196001. 
  5. Mangum AJ. Case report: bilateral cecocentral visual field defect secondary to congenital optic disc pit. Optom Vis Sci 2022; 99:308-314.
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