Monocular temporal hemianopia in a young patient.
A 12-year-old girl presented with a history of sudden visual hemi-field loss in the left eye. The visual field defect was a clear-cut temporal hemianopia in the left eye; eye was normal. Complete eye examination and neuro-imaging of brain and opto-chiasmal region revealed normal structural findings. The visual field defect was suspected to be non-organic. This assumption was proven to be the diagnosis when simultaneous binocular fields showed the same pattern, although the contralateral eye's nasal hemi-field was intact. This symptom was alleviated by reassurance and placebo treatment.
Acaroğlu
Gölge
G
Social Security Eye Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Güven
Alev
A
Ileri
Dilek
D
Zilelioğlu
Orhan
O
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006423:Hemianopsia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D058609:Visual Field Tests; D014794:Visual Fields