hemianopsia

American  

[hem-ee-uh-nop-see-uh] / ˌhɛm i əˈnɒp si ə /

Also hemianopia

noun

Ophthalmology.

1. any of several conditions in which there is blindness in half of the visual field, involving one or both eyes.

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Etymology

Origin of hemianopsia

First recorded in 1880–85; hemi- + an- ¹ + -opsia

Example Sentences

When admitted at Rondebosch into No. 3 General Hospital the condition was as follows: The field of vision is limited, and examination shows right homonymous hemianopsia.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry

I have also noticed a severe type of hemianopsia, which, I presume, had its origin in congeniture.

From Mr. World and Miss Church-Member A twentieth century allegory by Harris, W. S. (William Shuler)

There is typical right homonymous hemianopsia; the answers, when tested with the perimeter, are quite certain, and the fields absolutely reliable.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry

Pressure on the optic chiasma, for example by a tumour of the pituitary body, is associated with bilateral temporal hemianopsia.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander