Scientists have found that -- when tested in a driving simulator -- patients with hemianopia have significantly more difficulty detecting pedestrians than normally sighted people. These results fly in ...

BOSTON, Nov. 12 Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have found that -- when tested in a driving simulator -- patients with hemianopia (blindness in one half of the visual field in both eyes) ...

A 66-year-old patient first noticed trouble with his right peripheral vision 2 weeks prior to presentation while he was playing golf. He also complained of more trouble with light to dark adaptation ...

BOSTON (March 14, 2014) — A diagnosis of hemianopia, or blindness in one half of the visual field in both eyes as the result of strokes, tumors or trauma often means the end of driving. In about half ...

Strokes are serious and life threatening medical emergencies that require immediate attention. They occur when blood supply to a section of the brain is temporarily cut off. This could be due to a ...

Dementia is a complex and multifaceted condition that can compromise the human body in a number of ways. The most reliable signs of neurodegenerative disease are memory loss and confusion, but brain ...

Purpose To determine new criteria for early detection of temporal hemianopia in patients with asymptomatic pituitary tumor. Methods Fifteen patients without visual symptoms had pituitary tumor and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Some motorists with hemianopia or quadrantanopia proved capable of driving safely in a controlled driving test ...

It's called hemianopia. Alex Leff is a neurologist at University College London and Queen's Square Hospital and has developed two online therapies for such people. Alex Leff: The patients have all got ...

Researchers from the Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School have designed three new eyeglasses using high-power prisms to optimally expand the visual ...

Driving around in cars often ends with a diagnosis of hemianopia, or blindness in one half of the visual field in both eyes as the result of strokes, tumors or trauma. In about half of the states in ...