What is homonymous hemianopia?

Question

I know what hemianopia is but don't understand the homonymous bit.

Answer 1

losing right half or left half of the vision in one or both eyes. it happens frequently in stoke or traumatic  brain injuries.

Answer 2

go to webmd.com

and ask

Answer 3

http://www.eyeassociates.com/homonymous_...

Answer 4

Homonymous= of the nature of homonyms; having the same name.

hemianopia= any of several conditions in which there is blindness in half of the visual field, involving one or both eyes

Homonymous hemianopsia,

It is usually caused by injury to the brain itself such as stroke or trauma, rather than malfunctioning of the eye itself.

Vascular and neoplastic (malignant or benign tumours) lesions of the optic tract or visual cortex can cause a contralateral homonymous hemianopsia. For example, a person who has a lesion of the right optic tract will no longer see objects on their left side. Similarly, a person who has a stroke to the right occipital lobe will have the same visual field defect, but there will be macular sparing.

A stroke on the entire right side of the brain, in addition to producing a homonymous hemianopsia, will also lead to the syndrome of Hemispatial neglect.

The first person to answer was no where close, they didn't even try.

Answer 5

A homonymous hemianopsia is the loss of half of the field of view on the same side in both eyes.  It occurs frequently in stroke and traumatic brain injuries due to the connections and wiring of the visual system with the brain .

Answer 6

Homonymous hemianopsia is a medical term for a type of partial blindness resulting in a loss of vision in the same visual field of both eyes.

Causes

It is usually caused by injury to the brain itself such as stroke or trauma, rather than malfunctioning of the eye itself.

Vascular and neoplastic (malignant or benign tumours) lesions of the optic tract or visual cortex can cause a contralateral homonymous hemianopsia. For example, a person who has a lesion of the right optic tract will no longer see objects on their left side. Similarly, a person who has a stroke to the right occipital lobe will have the same visual field defect, but there will be macular sparing.

A stroke on the entire right side of the brain, in addition to producing a homonymous hemianopsia, will also lead to the syndrome of Hemispatial neglect.

However, the symptom of homonymous hemianopsia isn't necessarily of a lethal cause. For instance, it can constitute the aura phase of migraine.

Answer 7

shhhhhhhhhhhhh, dont revile the secret of the homonymous hemianopia

Answer 8

homonymous is latin for crotch.

hemianopia is latin for terrible itch.