title: Visual field defects.
abstract: The detection and analysis of visual field defects allows the practitioner to examine some functions of the central nervous system at the bedside. Cerebrovascular accidents and temporal lobe tumours can be diagnosed easily, as can pituitary lesions.
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D005403:Fixation, Ocular; D006801:Humans; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012607:Scotoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D014787:Vision Tests; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields