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| Defect | Description | Anatomic Basis | 
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| ๐ฏ Central Scotoma | Loss of central vision | Optic neuritis (MS), retrobulbar neuritis | 
| ๐ซ Total Blindness (Right Eye) | Complete loss of vision in right eye | Complete lesion of right optic nerve | 
| โธ๏ธ Bitemporal Hemianopia | Loss of temporal fields in both eyes | Compression of optic chiasm (e.g. pituitary adenoma) | 
| โ๏ธ Right Nasal Hemianopia | Loss of nasal field in right eye | Perichiasmal lesion (e.g. calcified ICA) | 
| ๐ Right Homonymous Hemianopia | Loss of right visual field in both eyes | Left optic tract lesion | 
| ๐ผ Right Superior Quadrantanopia | Loss of upper right quadrant in both eyes | Left temporal lobe lesion (Meyerโs loop) | 
| ๐ฝ Right Inferior Quadrantanopia | Loss of lower right quadrant in both eyes | Left parietal lobe lesion | 
| โฌ Right Homonymous Hemianopia | Loss of right visual field in both eyes | Complete left optic radiation lesion | 
| ๐ผ๏ธ Right Homonymous Hemianopia (Macular Sparing) | Loss of right visual field, macula spared | Occipital cortex lesion (PCA infarct โ macula spared due to MCA supply) |