A clinical analysis of pseudopapilledema. II. Visual field defects
P. J. Savino, J. S. Glaser and M. A. Rosenberg
Goldmann perimetry was performed on patients with pseudopapilledema. The
cases were subdivided into those with ophthalmoscopically visible hyaline
bodies (HB), (group 1) and those without (group 2). In group 1, 37 of 52
eyes (71%) demonstrated field abnormalities, including enlargement of the
blind spot (68%) and various nerve fiber bundle defects (70%); inferior
nasal defects were the single most frequent defect. In group 2, ten of 47
eyes (21%) showed only enlarged blind spots and two fields were generally
constricted. No nerve fiber generally constricted. No nerve fiber bundle
defects were found in this group. It is noted that field defects related to
other ocular or intracranial diseases may be found in patients with
intrapapillary HBs.
