Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 75%
Simulated
A patient is diagnosed with Homonymous Hemianopsia. The nurse expects to find what defects in the visual field of this patient:
Correct answer
A
Rationale
Homonymous hemianopsia is a condition where there is a loss of vision in the same side of the visual field in both eyes. This occurs due to damage to the visual pathways after the optic chiasm, often from a stroke or brain injury, resulting in the loss of either the right or left visual field in both eyes.