Meaning & use
hemianopsia
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the loss of vision in half of the normal field of view in one or both eyes, usually caused by damage to the brain or optic nerve pathways.
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After the stroke, doctors diagnosed him with hemianopsia that left him unable to see objects to his left.
The neurologist tested for hemianopsia by having her look straight ahead while objects were moved into different parts of her peripheral vision.
A note on using this word
The term is most often used in medicine and is frequently caused by strokes, tumors, or other brain injuries affecting the visual pathway; 'hemianopia' is an equally common spelling.
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