TY - JOUR
T1 - Traumatic cataract presenting with unilateral nasal hemianopsia
AU - Karp, Carol L.
AU - Fazio, Jacqueline R.
PY - 1999/9/1
Y1 - 1999/9/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0886-3350(99)00152-2
DO - 10.1016/S0886-3350(99)00152-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 10476520
AN - SCOPUS:0032843813
VL - 25
SP - 1302
EP - 1303
JO - Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
JF - Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
SN - 0886-3350
IS - 9
ER -