Objectives: Upon completion of this conference the resident/student should be able to

• Define the visual field and describe the characteristics of the normal visual field
• Describe the different kinds of visual field testing and their properties
• Describe the anatomy of the afferent pathways of vision
• Identify visual defects related to dysfunction of the
  • retina
  • optic nerve
  • optic chiasm
  • optic tracts
  • lateral geniculate nucleus
  • optic radiations
  • visual cortex
• Identify visual defects related to functional visual loss

Assignment: There is no single chapter in the BCSC Neuro-ophthalmology book that covers this material. Sections in the BCSC that will be useful for preparing for this conference include

• Chapter 1: Neuro-ophthalmic anatomy , Section on "Afferent Visual Pathways"
• Chapter 3: The patient with decreased vision: Evaluation
  • Section on "Evaluation", subsection "Visual Fields"
• Chapter 4: The patient with decreased vision: Classification and Management
  • Section on "Optic Neuropathy", subsection "Visual Field Patterns"
  • Section on "Optic Neuropathy", Table 4-1 "Perimetric Terms"
  • Section on "Chiasmal Lesions"
  • Section on "Retrochiasmal Lesions"
• Chapter 13: The patient with functional visual disorders, Section "Examination Techniques", Subsection "Visual Field Defect"

Altogether this doesn't add up to a large amount of reading.