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Bitemporal hemianopia
Anatomy: Lesions of optic chiasm damaging crossing fibers
Lesion types
    Pituitary adenoma
    Sellar meningioma
Partial defects may require red object to detect
May cause loss of fusion: Produces transient
    Overlap or disconnection of preserved hemifields
    "Hemifield slide"
      Splitting or separation of fields
      Non-paretic diplopia


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11/27/2018