visual field sparing

visual field sparing

the extent to which normal vision is preserved in a visually impaired or deprived half of a visual field, expressed in degrees of visual angle measured from the fovea. Foveal sparing means that the foveal region (1°) is spared; macular sparing refers to the preservation of the macular region (5°); macular splitting denotes sparing ranging from 1° to 5°.