Visual field abnormalities in multiple sclerosis.
Visual fields were examined with a tangent screen in 54 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) or optic neuritis (ON). Visual fields were abnormal in all patients with definite MS, 94% with probable MS and 81% with possible MS. Three-quarters of the MS patients with no history of visual symptoms had abnormal fields. The commonest defect found was an arcuate scotoma. As a diagnostic test of visual pathway involvement in MS, tangent screen examination compares favourably with more sophisticated methods.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications*; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000150:complications*; D012607:Scotoma / Q000209:etiology; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D014794:Visual Fields