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===Other causes of field defects=== * Generalized depression is seen in [[cataract]] * Central visual field loss is seen in [[Optic neuritis]],<ref>{{cite web |author1=Benjamin Osborne |author2=Laura J Balcer |title=Optic neuritis: Pathophysiology, clinical features, and diagnosis |url=https://www.uptodate.com/contents/optic-neuritis-pathophysiology-clinical-features-and-diagnosis#:~:text=The%20visual%20field%20defect%20in,%2C%20hemianopic%2C%20and%20cecocentral%20defects. |website=www.uptodate.com}}</ref> [[Leber hereditary optic neuropathy]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy |url=https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/leber-hereditary-optic-neuropathy/ |website=NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders)}}</ref> [[Macular hole]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Macular Hole - The American Society of Retina Specialists |url=https://www.asrs.org/patients/retinal-diseases/4/macular-holepucker |website=www.asrs.org}}</ref> Cone dystrophy,<ref>{{cite web |title=Cone Dystrophy |url=https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/cone-dystrophy/#:~:text=Cone%20dystrophy%20can%20variably%20cause,broad%20groups%20%2D%20stationary%20and%20progressive. |website=NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders)}}</ref> [[Branch retinal artery occlusion]]<ref name="AAV-ES" /> etc. * Peripheral visual field loss including tunnel vision is seen in [[Retinal detachment]], [[Retinitis pigmentosa]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Retinitis Pigmentosa Symptoms |url=https://www.aao.org/eye-health/diseases/retinitis-pigmentosa-symptoms |website=American Academy of Ophthalmology |language=en |date=30 October 2019}}</ref> [[Branch retinal vein occlusion]]<ref name="AAV-ES">{{cite web |title=Eye Occlusions, Blockages or Eye Strokes |url=https://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/eye-occlusions.htm |website=All About Vision |language=en}}</ref> etc. * Hemianopia and quadrantanopia are seen in patients with [[stroke]], [[traumatic brain injury]], [[Brain tumor|tumor]] etc.<ref name="ncbi.nlm.nih.gov">{{cite journal |last1=Elgin |first1=Jennifer |last2=McGwin |first2=Gerald |last3=Wood |first3=Joanne M. |last4=Vaphiades |first4=Michael S. |last5=Braswell |first5=Ronald A. |last6=DeCarlo |first6=Dawn K. |last7=Kline |first7=Lanning B. |last8=Owsley |first8=Cynthia |title=Evaluation of On-Road Driving in Persons with Hemianopia and Quadrantanopia |journal=The American Journal of Occupational Therapy |date=2010 |volume=64 |issue=2 |pages=268β278 |doi=10.5014/ajot.64.2.268 |pmid=20437914 |pmc=2964938 |issn=0272-9490}}</ref> * Altitudinal visual field defect is seen [[anterior ischemic optic neuropathy]], compressive neuropathy (due to a tumor or aneurysm),<ref name="ncbi.nlm.nih.gov"/> Branch retinal artery occlusion, Branch retinal vein occlusion, [[Coloboma of optic nerve|Coloboma]], [[Papilloedema]], lesions in [[visual cortex]] etc.<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Akash Raj |title=ALTITUDINAL VISUAL FIELD DEFECT |journal=Journal of the Bombay Ophthalmologists' Association |volume=11 |page=127 |url=http://www.boamumbai.com/journalpdfs/oct-dec01/altitudfielddefect.PDF}}</ref>
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