hemianopsia
Noun
Meaning
blindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes
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Examples
A person may not be able to see objects on their left or right sides ( homonymous hemianopsia ), or may have difficulty seeing objects on their outer visual fields ( bitemporal hemianopsia ) if the optic chiasm is involved.
Some people lose part of their field of vision known as hemianopsia while others experience blurring.
It is usually accompanied by a homonymous hemianopsia in the right side of the visual field.