Hemianopia (Noun)
Meaning
Blindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Hemianopia resulted in complete blindness on her left side, affecting her daily life and requiring constant adaptations.
- A diagnosis of stroke-induced hemianopia changed her entire world, making simple tasks a monumental challenge.
- She awoke in the hospital to discover that the brain injury had caused irreversible hemianopia in both eyes.
- Partial recovery was expected for her after undergoing a corrective procedure to treat the damage that caused her severe hemianopia.
- Special mirrors helped individuals suffering from homonymous hemianopia see into the blind area on one side of their field of vision.