Schepens Eye Research Institute scientists have found that--when tested in a driving simulator--patients with hemianopia (blindness in one half of the visual field in both eyes) have significantly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Some motorists with hemianopia or quadrantanopia proved capable of driving safely in a controlled driving test ...

A diagnosis of hemianopia, or blindness in one-half of the visual field in both eyes as the result of strokes, tumors or trauma often means the end of driving. Researchers set out to determine the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Peripheral prism glasses can improve general mobility in patients with hemianopia, according to a multicenter ...

Victims of hemianopia may not to be able to detect pedestrians easily while driving. Hemianopia is a condition in which one half of the visual field in both eyes is blinded, usually the result of a ...

BOSTON (Nov. 7, 2013) – More than a million Americans suffer from hemianopia, or blindness in one half of the visual field in both eyes as the result of strokes, tumors or trauma. People with ...

Strokes are serious and life threatening medical emergencies that require immediate attention. They occur when blood supply to a section of the brain is temporarily cut off. This could be due to a ...

Scientists have found that -- when tested in a driving simulator -- patients with hemianopia have significantly more difficulty detecting pedestrians than normally sighted people. These results fly in ...

BOSTON (March 14, 2014) — A diagnosis of hemianopia, or blindness in one half of the visual field in both eyes as the result of strokes, tumors or trauma often means the end of driving. In about half ...

Driving around in cars often ends with a diagnosis of hemianopia, or blindness in one half of the visual field in both eyes as the result of strokes, tumors or trauma. In about half of the states in ...