Homonymous Visual Field Defects

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Anatomy of the Human Visual Pathway

   • Marek Joukal

   Pages 1-16

3. Pathological Physiology of the Visual Pathway

   • Petr Marsalek, Marek Hajný, Martin Vokurka

   Pages 17-29

4. Ischemic Stroke and Homonymous Visual Field Defects

   • Ondřej Volný, Michal Haršány, Robert Mikulík

   Pages 31-41

5. Neuro-Ophthalmological Examination in Homonymous Visual Field Defects

   • Eleni Papageorgiou, Evangeli Tsironi-Malizou

   Pages 43-64

6. Types of Homonymous Visual Field Defects

   • Eleni Papageorgiou, Evangeli Tsironi-Malizou

   Pages 65-94

7. Novel Imaging Techniques and Neuroradiologic Imaging

   • Njoud Aldusary, Birgit Hartog-Keisker, Spyros Kollias

   Pages 95-106

8. Pupillary Disorders in Homonymous Visual Field Defects

   • Karolína Skorkovská, Barbara Wilhelm, Helmut Wilhelm

   Pages 107-119

9. Eye Movements and Visual Search in Homonymous Visual Field Defects

   • Jason J. S. Barton

   Pages 121-133

10. Driving with Homonymous Visual Field Defects

    • Enkelejda Kasneci, Gregor Hardiess

    Pages 135-144

11. Neurological and Neuropsychological Investigation in Patients with Homonymous Visual Field Defects

    • Martin Pail, Sabina Goldemundová, Karolína Skorkovská, Milan Brázdil

    Pages 145-160

12. Adaptation and Rehabilitation in Patients with Homonymous Visual Field Defects

    • Susanne Trauzettel-Klosinski

    Pages 161-173

13. Back Matter

    Pages 175-180

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This book provides a concise, up-to-date overview on homonymous visual field defects, and especially homonymous hemianopia. All aspects of the subject are covered, from anatomy and pathophysiology to diagnosis and management. Emphasis is placed on practical issues and major advances in ophthalmology, neurology, imaging techniques, and psychology. Rehabilitation strategies are described, and methods supporting compensation strategies are recommended. A separate chapter considers driving with homonymous hemianopia, which represents one of the critical issues in traffic ophthalmology. This book will be of particular value to ophthalmologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, and neuroscientists. It will be an invaluable asset in diagnostic and treatment decision making in patients with homonymous visual field defects, which are the most frequent type of visual field deficit after acquired unilateral postchiasmal brain damage. ​

• Cerebrovascular damage
• Driving
• Homonymous hemianopia
• Quadrantanopia
• Vision rehabilitation

• Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, St. Anne’s University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic

  Karolína Skorkovská

Karolína Skorkovská, MD, PhD, graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, in 2002. She then undertook postgraduate studies in the Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Masaryk University and St. Ann University Hospital, Brno, completing a thesis on the importance of structural examination methods in the follow-up of patients with ocular hypertension. In 2009 Dr. Skorkovská passed the Specialization Examination in Ophthalmology at the Institute of Postgraduate Education, Prague. She continues to work at the Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Masaryk University/St. Ann University Hospital, Brno, specializing in glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmology, and cataract surgery. She has been the recipient of a Marie Curie Fellowship and of a Fellowship from the Jung Foundation. Dr. Skorkovská has published almost 20 articles in national and international journals and received an award from the Czech Glaucoma Society for the best publication on glaucoma in 2008.

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