The Visual Fields: An Interdisciplinary History II. Neurosurgeons and Quantitative Perimetry

Abstract When operations for brain tumours became possible, exact charting of visual field defects assumed great importance in diagnosis and in monitoring post-operative progress. This process, known as quantitative perimetry, was energetically practised and taught by Harvey Cushing and by many of h...

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Published in:	Journal of clinical neuroscience Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 229 - 236
Main Authors:	Simpson, D.A, Crompton, J.L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01-03-2008
Subjects:	Brain Neoplasms - surgery Harvey Cushing History of neurosurgery History, 19th Century History, 20th Century Humans Neuro-ophthalmology Neurology Neurosurgery - history Neurosurgery - methods Quantitative perimetry Vision Disorders - surgery Visual Field Tests - history Visual Field Tests - methods Visual fields Visual Fields - physiology History of neurosurgery Quantitative perimetry Harvey Cushing Neuro-ophthalmology Visual fields
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Summary:	Abstract When operations for brain tumours became possible, exact charting of visual field defects assumed great importance in diagnosis and in monitoring post-operative progress. This process, known as quantitative perimetry, was energetically practised and taught by Harvey Cushing and by many of his pupils. The advent of non-invasive methods of imaging the brain and the rise of neuro-ophthalmology as an independent discipline were associated with a decline in neurosurgical commitment to quantitative perimetry, but it remains an important branch of the clinical neurosciences.
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ISSN:	0967-5868 1532-2653
DOI:	10.1016/j.jocn.2007.09.017