Writing primarily for practitioners in eye care, Rowe (orthoptics, U. of Liverpool) presents the varying visual field deficits occurring with lesions of the visual pathway. The arrangement follows the anatomy from the front to the back, and a separate chapter on each section of the visual pathway looks at anatomy, pathology, and signs and symptoms as well as visual field defects specifically associated with that part of the visual pathway. Eight pages of color plates are included along with many charts and monochrome images. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
This textbook is a dynamic exploration of the relationship between the visual pathway and visual field impairments. Aimed at the practitioner or student of visual fields, the clinical focus of the book is oriented towards differential diagnosis and will assist the reader in identifying the site of a lesion. The emphasis is on detection and interpretation of visual field defects, rather than the background and psychophysics of visual field assessment. Discussion of the normal visual field is included for comparative purposes. The structure of the book traces the visual pathway anatomically from front to back, and is supplemented by information on methodology and programme choice.
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