hemianope
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[edit]Noun
[edit]hemianope (plural hemianopes)
- (medicine) One who has hemianopia; one who could only see half of their visual field.
- 1901, The Ophthalmic Review, volume 20, page 60:
- The real explanation probably is that, in the case of a right hemianope, for example, the sensory impulse inviting movement to the right is reduced to a minimum, and therefore the corresponding expenditure of motor nerve power required to induce the eyes to move in the blind direction is greater than is normal.