Atlas
The field defects of glaucoma, in order
Visual fieldfoundationalA teaching figure of the patterns of field loss that follow the arcuate nerve fibre bundles as glaucoma progresses.
A schematic teaching figure, not a patient's printout.
Diagnosis
Glaucomatous visual field defects (schematic)
- Nasal step and temporal wedge: the earliest defects
- Superior arcuate defect and paracentral scotoma
- Fixation-threatening paracentral loss
- Tunnel vision with a temporal crescent, then complete loss
