Identifier |
20170405_nanos_rehabilitative1_05-abstract |
Title |
The Roles and Effects of Diplopia and Visual Confusion in the Treatment of Visual Field Loss (abstract) |
Creator |
Eli Peli, MSc, OD |
Affiliation |
Schepens, Mass Eye & Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA |
Subject |
Field Expansion; Diplopia; Visual Confusion; Hemianopia; Tunnel Vision |
Description |
Misalignment of the eyes results in double vision. It isimportant to recognize the two coexisting components of double vision: diplopia (seeing the same object in two different directions) and binocular confusion (seeing two different objects in the same direction). Patients primarily report the diplopia rather than the binocular confusion; this may be a result of the statistics of natural images. One reason clinicians should be aware of binocular confusion is that it is the main tool used for prismatic expansion of visual fields in cases of field loss. With visual field loss alone, and with use of partial prism segments for field expansion, the two phenomena may be separable: diplopia without confusion, and confusion without diplopia. The roles both play in vision rehabilitation will be explained for common and rare conditions. Understanding this separability offers new insights into binocular function that should lead to better rehabilitation techniques and individual patient care. |
Date |
2017 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
2017 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting 2017: Afferent and Efferent Rehabilitative Strategies in Neuro-Ophthalmology |
Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Holding Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2017. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6sn44w1 |
Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
1278138 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6sn44w1 |