"Hemianopsia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Partial or complete loss of vision in one half of the visual field(s) of one or both eyes. Subtypes include altitudinal hemianopsia, characterized by a visual defect above or below the horizontal meridian of the visual field. Homonymous hemianopsia refers to a visual defect that affects both eyes equally, and occurs either to the left or right of the midline of the visual field. Binasal hemianopsia consists of loss of vision in the nasal hemifields of both eyes. Bitemporal hemianopsia is the bilateral loss of vision in the temporal fields. Quadrantanopsia refers to loss of vision in one quarter of the visual field in one or both eyes.
Descriptor ID |
D006423
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MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.751.941.512 C11.966.075.500 C23.888.592.763.941.512
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Concept/Terms |
Hemianopsia- Hemianopsia
- Hemianopsias
- Hemianopia
- Hemianopias
Quadrantanopsia- Quadrantanopsia
- Quadrantanopsias
- Quadrantanopia
- Quadrantanopias
Bitemporal Hemianopia- Bitemporal Hemianopia
- Bitemporal Hemianopias
- Hemianopia, Bitemporal
- Hemianopias, Bitemporal
- Hemianopsia, Bitemporal
- Bitemporal Hemianopsia
- Bitemporal Hemianopsias
- Hemianopsias, Bitemporal
Hemianopsia, Homonymous- Hemianopsia, Homonymous
- Hemianopsias, Homonymous
- Homonymous Hemianopsia
- Homonymous Hemianopsias
- Homonymous Hemianopia
- Hemianopia, Homonymous
- Hemianopias, Homonymous
- Homonymous Hemianopias
Altidudinal Hemianopia- Altidudinal Hemianopia
- Altidudinal Hemianopias
- Hemianopia, Altidudinal
- Hemianopias, Altidudinal
- Altitudinal Hemianopsia
- Altitudinal Hemianopsias
- Hemianopsia, Altitudinal
- Hemianopsias, Altitudinal
Binasal Hemianopia- Binasal Hemianopia
- Binasal Hemianopias
- Hemianopia, Binasal
- Hemianopias, Binasal
- Hemianopsia, Binasal
- Binasal Hemianopsia
- Binasal Hemianopsias
- Hemianopsias, Binasal
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