How are Visual Field Defects Detected?
If doctors suspect that you have had a stroke, you will undergo a full series of medical and neurological testing. This will likely include a physical examination, complete blood work analysis, along with CT-scan. Additional testing may include an MRI and ultrasound. This testing will pinpoint the location of your stroke. To determine the extent of impact to you vision, the following test would likely be required. • Visual Field Testing – measuring the sensitivity of central and peripheral (sideways) vision How are Visual Field Defects Treated? Unfortunately, there are no medical treatments that will improve vision loss due to a stroke. In some cases, visual field loss due to homonymous hemianopsia may improve on its own. Therefore, learning to compensate for both visual field loss and visual neglect is the focus of treatment following a stroke. If you suffer vision loss from a stroke, we recommend that you work with a low vision specialist. To deal with visual field loss from hemianop
