Case #49 Field Defects

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Question #1

How could you account for her complaint that her vision is getting worse?

Question #2

Where is/are the lesions likely to be in order to produce the field loss? (please describe each below, brain image is included for your information and is (obviously) not that of the patient.)

a) at the nerve head(s) and at the chiasm

b) at both nerve head(s) and in the right occipital lobe

c) in both occipital lobes

d) at both nerve heads

e) in the optic radiations