Left homonymous hemianopia is seen in which right sided lesion?
Contralateral homonymous hemianopia occurs in retrochiasmal lesions which includes lesions of optic tract, lateral geniculate nucleus,optic radiations. Lesions of the visual pathways at the level of: 1. Optic nerve; 2. Proximal pa of optic nerve; 3. Central chiasma; 4. Lateral chiasma (both sides); 5. Optic tract; 6. Geniculate body; 7. Pa of optic radiations in temporal lobe; 8. Pa of optic radiations in parietal lobe; 9. Optic radiations; 10. Visual coex sparing the macula; 11. visual coex, only macula
Optic tract
Optic nerve
Optic chiasma
Occipital lobe (visual coex)
DNB 2018