Abstract
A 56-year-old man developed a nasal field defect in his left eye 3 months after a traumatic accident. An examination showed a posterior subcapsular cataract in the left eye with no neurologic deficits. Humphrey 24-2 visual field testing revealed a nasal hemianopsia in the left eye. After cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation, the patient's visual field returned to normal. This case shows that a cataract can present with a localized visual field deficit, which may be corrected by cataract extraction.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1302-1303 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of cataract and refractive surgery |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Ophthalmology
- Sensory Systems
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Karp, C. L., & Fazio, J. R. (1999). Traumatic cataract presenting with unilateral nasal hemianopsia. Journal of cataract and refractive surgery, 25(9), 1302-1303. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0886-3350(99)00152-2