Perimetry

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Indications 3 Procedure 4 Notes 5 More General Terms 6 Additional Terms 7 References

More Specific Terms

• confrontation visual field (CF, CFVF)
• Goldmann visual field (GVF)
• Harrington-Flocks visual field (HFVF)
• Humphrey visual field (HVF)
• kinetic red target testing
• octopus visual field (OVF)

Indications

• identification of visual field defects
• used in the definitive diagnosis of glaucoma
• identification of visual field deficits due to stroke

Procedure

• assesses integrity of visual system
• white lights may be presented in various regions of the visual field
• kinetic red-target testing uses 5 mm red-topped pin
• limitations: time, patient cooperation, co-existing eye disease

Notes

• except for detection of homonymous hemianopia, visual field testing is fairly insensitive for detecting visual field defects [2]

More General Terms

• clinical procedure

Additional Terms

• visual field (VF)

References

1. Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, Rakel (ed), WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996, pg 66-67
2. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009

perimetry (visual field testing)