Among patients with suspected or confirmed glaucoma, higher average blood pressure and greater variability in blood pressure were associated with faster visual field loss, according to a study ...

What glaucoma patients actually see might differ from what visual field tests show; early glaucoma can be missed if patient perception is not taken into account. X.

Seven hundred sixteen glaucoma patients had OCT testing between January 1, 2010, and June 30, 2010. Of the 229 that were performed with the Heidelberg SD-OCT device, 118 of the patients had ...

Visual Field Test (Perimetry) A visual field test, or perimetry, assesses your peripheral (side) vision. Loss of peripheral vision is often the first symptom of glaucoma, causing blind spots or ...

In patients with glaucoma, frequent visual field testing may be associated with earlier detection of the condition's progression, according to a new study.

Patients underwent BP and visual field testing from November 2000 to December 2022. Of the 985 adult patients -- and 1,674 eyes -- included in the study, mean age was 61.2, 57.2% were women, 61.7% ...

While most children with glaucoma have at least one visual field test per year, Black and multiracial children were among those with significantly lower testing frequency, according to a single ...

The visual-field test, a standard in glaucoma management, is designed to delineate the “island of vision in a sea of darkness.” ...

Visual field tests help your doctor figure out whether you have blind spots, where they are, and what their shape is. This can tell you a lot about how an eye disease or brain disorder affects you.