Visual Fields via the Visual Pathway

Fiona Rowe, PhD, DBO, CGLI Cert. Ed., is a senior staff member in the Department of Health Services Research at the University of Liverpool, associate editor-in-chief for the journal Strabismus and editor with the Cochrane library Eyes and Vision group. Dr. Rowe qualified as an orthoptist in 1990 and has maintained combined clinical and academic research activity since that time. Her research interests include acquired brain injury, visual field evaluation and control of ocular alignment. She has been the lead for several multi-centre research projects, is the author of two textbooks, co-author on four book chapters, and has presented and published her research extensively.

Field of Vision and Visual Pathway. General Anatomy of the Visual System. Visual Field Defect Types. Parameters and Variables in Visual Field Assessment. References. Further Reading. Methods of Visual Field Assessment. Flicker Perimetry. Presentation of Visual Field Data. Screening Programmes. Detection of Visual Field Defect and Detection of Change. Stato–Kinetic Dissociation. References. Further Reading. Programme Choice. Choice of Perimeter. Visual Standards for Safe Driving. Interperimeter Comparisons. References. Further Reading. Ocular Media. Introduction. Cornea. Anterior Chamber. Lens. Posterior Chamber. Visual Field Defects. References. Further Reading. Retina. Anatomy. Pathology. Retinal Vascular Occlusions. Visual Field Defects. Choice of Visual Field Assessment. References. Further Reading. Optic Nerve. Anatomy. Pathology. Associated Signs and Symptoms. Visual Field Defects. Choice of Visual Field Assessment. References. Further Reading. Optic Chiasm. Anatomy. Pathology. Associated Signs and Symptoms. Visual Field Defects. Choice of Visual Field Assessment. References. Further Reading. Optic Tract. Anatomy. Pathology. Associated Signs and Symptoms. Visual Field Defects. Choice of Visual Field Assessment. References. Further Reading. Lateral Geniculate Body. Anatomy. Pathology. Associated Signs and Symptoms. Choice of Visual Field Assessment. References. Further Reading. Optic Radiations. Anatomy. Pathology. Associated Signs and Symptoms. Visual Field Defects. Choice of Visual Field Assessment. References. Further Reading. Visual Cortex. Anatomy. Pathology. Associated Signs and Symptoms. Visual Field Defects. Choice of Visual Field Assessment. References. Further Reading. Differential Diagnosis. Age. Congruity. Eye Movement Generation. Fundus and Anterior Segment Abnormalities. Ocular Motility Abnormalities. Pupil Abnormalities. Sensory Abnormalities. Type of Visual Field Defect. Visual Acuity. Visual Field Defect Progression. Visual Perception. References. Visual Field Artefacts and Errors of Interpretation. Esterman Programme Assessment. Fatigue. Hysterical/Functional Visual Loss and Malingering. Learning Curve. Lens Rim Defects. Ocular Variables. Patient Instruction and Set-Up. Patient Positioning. Performance Difficulties. Refractive Errors. Reliability Indices. References. Further Reading. Glossary of Terms in Visual Field Assessment.