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homonous hemisopia

ive had a stroke and lost vision to the left side of both eyes im trying to figure out if the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees
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If you have homonymous heminanopsia you are not legally blind and your vision will exceed 20 degrees.

JCH III MD
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i have homonous hemisopia if you take center of both eyes and black out left side thats what i see im trying to figure out if that mean that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees
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