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Visual field

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Alternative Names:

Perimetry; Tangent screen exam; Automated perimetry exam; Goldmann visual field exam; Humphrey visual field exam

Normal Values:

The peripheral vision is normal in extent.

What abnormal results mean:

Abnormal results may indicate diseases or central nervous system problems such as tumors that damage or compress the parts of the brain that deal with vision. Other diseases that may affect the visual field of the eye include diabetes , hyperthyroidism (a condition where the thyroid produces an excess of hormones), hypertension , diseases of the pituitary gland, and multiple sclerosis .

Additional conditions under which the test may be performed:

• Glaucoma
• Optic glioma
• Stroke
• Stroke secondary to cardiogenic embolism
• Stroke secondary to carotid dissection
• Stroke secondary to cocaine

• Review Date: 8/11/2005
• Reviewed By: Edward B. Feinberg, MD, MPH, Professor and Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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