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. ¿
