Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Loss of vision

D LaVene1, J Halpern, A Jagoda

  • 1Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, USA.

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
|August 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Increased retention of tau PET ligand [<sup>18</sup>F]-AV1451 in Alzheimer's Disease Psychosis.

Translational psychiatry·2022
Same author

A price tag on clinical empathy? Factors influencing its cost-effectiveness.

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine·2020
Same author

Oral delivery of Hyperimmune bovine serum antibodies against CS6-expressing enterotoxigenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> as a prophylactic against diarrhea.

Gut microbes·2020
Same author

Ethical, moral, and theological insights into advances in male pediatric and adolescent fertility preservation.

Andrology·2017
Same author

Trainee perspectives on postdoctoral recruitment in clinical neuropsychology: reflections on commentaries by Bodin and Grote (2016) and Nelson et al. (2016).

The Clinical neuropsychologist·2017
Same author

Propranolol in the treatment of infantile haemangiomas: lessons from the European Propranolol In the Treatment of Complicated Haemangiomas (PITCH) Taskforce survey.

The British journal of dermatology·2015
Same journal

Why Dispelling Myths and Misconceptions in Emergency Medicine Matters.

Emergency medicine clinics of North America·2026
Same journal

Myths and Misconceptions in Emergency Medicine.

Emergency medicine clinics of North America·2026
Same journal

Acute Otitis Media-Watch and Wait Is Not a Myth.

Emergency medicine clinics of North America·2026
Same journal

Hot or Not? Myths and Misconceptions About Antipyretics for Pediatric Fever.

Emergency medicine clinics of North America·2026
Same journal

Epinephrine Improves Outcomes in Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests.

Emergency medicine clinics of North America·2026
Same journal

Myth: Pretreatment Prevents Intravenous Contrast Reactions in the Emergency Department.

Emergency medicine clinics of North America·2026
See all related articles

This study outlines a diagnostic approach for vision loss, detailing key tests like visual acuity and ophthalmoscopy. It helps pinpoint the location of visual pathway dysfunction for accurate diagnosis.

Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Neuroscience
  • Diagnostic Medicine

Background:

  • Vision loss is a significant clinical concern requiring systematic evaluation.
  • Accurate localization of visual pathway dysfunction is crucial for diagnosis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a structured scheme for assessing patients with vision loss.
  • To correlate clinical findings with the anatomic level of visual dysfunction.
  • To aid in generating a differential diagnosis for vision loss.

Main Methods:

  • Measurement of visual acuity.
  • Pupillary examination.
  • Confrontation visual field testing.
  • Ophthalmoscopic examination.
  • Opticokinetic testing for functional blindness assessment.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • A systematic approach using the mentioned tests can determine the anatomic location of visual pathway lesions.
  • Specific vision loss disorders can be categorized by their anatomic location.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed scheme facilitates the localization of visual dysfunction.
  • This systematic assessment aids in the differential diagnosis of various causes of vision loss.