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Constricted visual fields
Constricted visual fields refers to any condition where a person's field of vision is smaller or narrower than normal. This can happen if there is damage to part of the eye, or if part of the brain that interprets vision is damaged.
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What are constricted visual fields?
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What is the definition or description of: Constricted visual fields?
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A 45-year old asked:
What is a visual fields test?
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A 32-year old asked:
What causes dark spots in your visual field?
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Can you tell me about the visual field test?
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What are these colorful spots in the visual field?
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A 64-year old female asked:
What does it mean to have a full visual field indicated on a visual field test. Is that good?
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A 59-year old female asked:
Visual field test 2 mos. Apart w/fixation loss of 6/12 in 1st test & 3/14 in 2nd test. 1st test showed more damage than 2nd. Which test is most right?
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A 48-year old asked:
I have visual trails (bursts of light that cross my visual field). Never happened before, please help?
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A 38-year old asked:
Are visual field defects present in glaucoma?
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A 34-year old asked:
Ideas? What nonprocessive conditions cause a visual field defect?
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A 48-year old asked:
If our pupils did get very small, would this limit our visual field?
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A 59-year old female asked:
How often should you have a visual field test when you have glaucoma?
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A 41-year old asked:
Can you tell me: are visual field defects always present in glaucoma?
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A 40-year old asked:
Is there any related color vision problem associated with visual field defects?
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A male asked:
Can having excessive amounts of caffeine cause you to fail the visual field test,?
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A 45-year old asked:
The broken visual field that sometimes accompanies a migraine - what is the medical name for it?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Can cataract impact humphrey visual field test?
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A 42-year old asked:
Are visual field defects always present in glaucoma patients?
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A 47-year old asked:
Are visual field defects always present in patients with glaucoma?
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A 38-year old asked:
Am I supposed to see a special consultant opthalmologist for visual field defects?
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A 40-year old asked:
I'm suffering from visual field loss due to small lesion in pulvinar. Is this curable?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Hi, my father has a shortness a visual field. What can we do for that? He is 52 years old and he has a diabetes. Thanks...
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A 35-year old female asked:
What could cause wiggly white lines which come and go across visual field?how to get rid of themfor good?vision check normal
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A 28-year old male asked about a 26-year old female:
What does "No AFB seen/300 visual fields" indicate on a sputum test? Is that enough to say that the results are negative? Thank you.
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A 41-year old female asked:
I have been having "blackouts" in my visual field for a couple of weeks. There is no dizziness or loss of conciouness or headache. What is this?
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A 62-year old female asked:
Why is it that I do poorly on visual field test using a frequency doubling perimetry machine but test results are much better using Humphrey machine.
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A 59-year old female asked:
If oct scan shows slight progression of glaucoma, how often should it be repeated in order to look for trends? Pressure is stable & visual field good.
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A 62-year old female asked:
In glaucoma annual exam I have Humphrey visual field test but not the Goldman test that measures wider field. Is it a good idea to have both tests?
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A 46-year old asked:
I have brain tumors affecting visual field, what to do?
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