Quadrantanopia
Quadrantanopia, quadrantanopsia, refers to an anopia (loss of vision) affecting a quarter of the visual field.
| Quadrantanopia | |
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| Other names | Quadrant anopia |
| Right homonymous superior quadrantanopia. The areas of the field lost in each eye are shown as black areas. This visual field defect is characteristic of damage to Meyer's loop on the left side of the brain. | |
| Specialty | Ophthalmology |
It can be associated with a lesion of an optic radiation. While quadrantanopia can be caused by lesions in the temporal and parietal lobes of the brain, it is most commonly associated with lesions in the occipital lobe.
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