HOMONYMOUS SUPERIOR QUADRANTANOPIA

Course overview

THE VISUAL FIELD TEST MAPS THE VISION IN EACH INDIVIDUAL EYE BY MEASURING THE ENTIRE SCOPE OF VISION WHEN VISION IS FOCUSED ON A CENTRAL POINT. A VISUAL FIELD DEFICIT CAN HELP TO LOCALIZE A LESION ALONG THE VISUAL PATHWAY. HOMONYMOUS SUPERIOR QUADRANTANOPIA, ALSO CALLED “PIE IN THE SKY” CAUSES A FIELD DEFICIT IN THE SUPERIOR FIELD OF BOTH EYES ON THE SAME SIDE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HOMONYMOUS SUPERIOR QUADRANTANOPIA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.