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1. eyeguru.org › essentials › visual-fieldsHow to interpret visual fields: 5 most common patterns

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   Three questions: Does this chart tell me the actual degree of blindness in the visual field? The visual field efficiency score? What does a 1% VFI percentage mean?

2. pn.bmj.com › content › practneurolHOW TO UNDERSTAND IT How to interpret visual fields

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   May 31, 2015 · 3. The blind spot indicates the location of the optic nerve head—an area with no photoreceptors—in the temporal part of the visual field. 4. Anything obstructing the travel of light towards the retina may affect the field tests, for example, lens opacity (cataract), ptosis (if not taped away from the pupil) or the rim of a correcting lens ...

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3. geekymedics.com › blind-spot-assessment-osce-guideBlind Spot Assessment – OSCE Guide - Geeky Medics

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   May 7, 2020 · This guide provides a step-by-step approach to assessing a patient’s blind spot. It also includes a video demonstration. Download the blind spot assessment PDF checklist, or use our interactive checklist. You may also be interested in our complete guide to the examination of the eyes and assessment of vision.

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4. www.verywellhealth.com › understanding-your-visualVisual Field Test: What It Is and What the Results Mean

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   3 days ago · A visual field test can help diagnose scotomas, or blind spots. It can also help identify loss of peripheral or side vision. Loss of side vision is an indicator of glaucoma, a disease that can lead to blindness. This article describes what to expect during a visual field test, why it's done, and what the results mean.

5. www.aop.org.uk › ot › cpdVisual fields: the jargon - AOP

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   Mar 7, 2020 · Fixation monitor: ‘Blind spot’. The machine works out where the person’s natural blind spot is and occasionally flashes a spot directly in it. If the patient is looking at the central fixation target (usually a steady central yellow light) they shouldn’t be able to see the flash in their natural blind spot.

6. patient.info › doctor › visual-field-defectsVisual Field Defects: Causes and Treatment | Doctor - Patient

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   Feb 18, 2021 · If you detect a defect, re-examine that area and define it further. Assess the blind spot (if you can't find it, then it's probably not enlarged). Repeat for the fellow eye. Then systematically assess: Pupils and optic nerve function (visual acuity, relative afferent pupillary defect, colour impairment and brightness sensitivity). Fundus.

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   Should blind spot assessment be left unchanged?

   • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Blind spot assessment occasionally features in OSCEs. This guide provides a step-by-step approach to assessing a patient’s blind spot. It also includes a video demonstration. Download the blind spot assessment PDF checklist, or use our interactive checklist.

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   What is a physiological blind spot?

   • You may also be interested in our complete guide to the examination of the eyes and assessment of vision. A physiological blind spot exists in all healthy individuals due to the lack of photoreceptor cells in the area where the optic nerve emerges through to the retinal plane (optic nerve head / optic disc).

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   How does a blind spot detection machine work?

   • The machine counts the times the patient loses their fixation and looks away from the fixation target. This tells you if the patient’s eye was wandering. If so, the result is less reliable. The machine works out where the person’s natural blind spot is and occasionally flashes a spot directly in it.

   Visual fields: the jargon - AOP

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   What happens if a visual field test is not normal?

   • If your visual field test is not normal, you may need additional follow-up testing, as well as treatment. A visual field test can help diagnose scotomas, or blind spots. It can also help identify loss of peripheral or side vision. Loss of side vision is an indicator of glaucoma, a disease that can lead to blindness.

   Visual Field Test: What It Is and What the Results Mean - Verywell Health

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   How does an exam-INER plot a blind spot and a scotoma?

   • The exam-iner plots the blind spot and the edges of scotomas in a similar way, with the patient pressing the buzzer to indicate when they first see the light target moving from a blind to a seeing area.

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   What happens if you lose side vision during a visual field test?

   • Loss of side vision is an indicator of glaucoma, a disease that can lead to blindness. This article describes what to expect during a visual field test, why it's done, and what the results mean. Annual visual field testing is usually covered by vision insurance.

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8. geekymedics.com › wp-content › uploadsOSCE Checklist - Blind Spot Assessment - Geeky Medics

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   OSCE Checklist: Blind Spot Assessment. Ask the patient to focus on part of your face (e.g. nose) and not move their head or eyes during the assessment. You should do the same and focus your gaze on the patient’s face.