Campo visual

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Campo visual

Nombres alternativos:

Perimetría; Examen de pantalla tangente; Examen de perimetría automatizado; Examen del campo visual de Goldmann; Examen del campo visual de Humprey

Valores normales:

La extensión de la visión periférica es normal.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Los resultados anormales pueden indicar la presencia de enfermedades del sistema nervioso central , tales como tumores que lesionan o comprimen las partes del cerebro que tienen que ver con la visión. Otras enfermedades que pueden afectar el campo visual del ojo son diabetes , hipertiroidismo (una afección caracterizada por la producción hormonal excesiva de la tiroides), hipertensión , enfermedades de la glándula pituitaria y esclerosis múltiple .

Los padecimientos adicionales para los cuales se puede realizar este examen son:

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