Which parts of the retina may be affected (multiple select)?

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The doctor, considering the patient's pregnancy and described visual impairment suspects
prolactinoma. He orders a perimetry (a measurement of a person's field of vision) which shows the
following loss of field of vision:
Left temporal
Right nasal retina
Left nasal retina
Right temporal retina
Left nasal
Question: Which parts of the retina may be affected (multiple select)?
Left temporal retina
Left Eye
Right nasal
O
Right Eye
Right temporal
Transcribed Image Text:The doctor, considering the patient's pregnancy and described visual impairment suspects prolactinoma. He orders a perimetry (a measurement of a person's field of vision) which shows the following loss of field of vision: Left temporal Right nasal retina Left nasal retina Right temporal retina Left nasal Question: Which parts of the retina may be affected (multiple select)? Left temporal retina Left Eye Right nasal O Right Eye Right temporal
Observe the diagram of the optic tract below.
VISUAL FIELD
O A
Eye
OB
Optic nerve
Lateral
geniculate nucleus
O C
Optic chiasma
Geniculocalcarine tract
Optic tract
Visual cortex
Nasal
Question: Of the options shown above in the diagram, where do you think the lesion
might be?
C
Temporal
Transcribed Image Text:Observe the diagram of the optic tract below. VISUAL FIELD O A Eye OB Optic nerve Lateral geniculate nucleus O C Optic chiasma Geniculocalcarine tract Optic tract Visual cortex Nasal Question: Of the options shown above in the diagram, where do you think the lesion might be? C Temporal
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