Improving vision in a patient with homonymous hemianopia

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-149

  Sabel, Bernhard A ^a   Trauzettel Klosinksi, Susanne ^b  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DISABILITY; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; STROKE; VISION; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL SYSTEM;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; HEMIANOPSIA; HUMANS; READING; SENSORY AIDS; VISION; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 20344402811     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.WNO.0000165107.24108.49     Document Type: Review

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