Macular sparing is seen in a lesion of
Correct Answer: Occipital lobe
Description: Retention of macular function in spite of losses in the adjacent visual field. Example: In homonymous hemianopia due to an occipital lobe lesion (e.g. an interference in the blood flow in the middle cerebral aery). Reason: Macula has a dual blood supply of both MCA and PCA Visual Field Defects - Left Hemianopia with Macular Sparing. Left hemianopia with macular sparing is a paial loss of vision in the same half of both eyes with the center, the macula, spared. A lesion of both the dorsal radiation and Meyer&;s loop in the occipital lobe causes this blindness Reference: khurana 6th edition pg 677
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