Journal article
A history of perimetry and visual field testing
Optometry and vision science, Vol.88(1), pp.E8-E15
01/2011
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3182004c3b
PMID: 21131878
Abstract
Perimetry and visual field testing have been used as clinical ophthalmic diagnostic tools for many years, and this manuscript will provide a brief historical overview of these procedures and the individuals who developed them. Today, we have many different forms of perimetry that are designed to evaluate different locations within the visual pathways and various mechanisms and subsets of mechanisms within the visual system. However, the most widely used method of performing perimetry and visual field testing has not substantially changed for more than 150 years, consisting of detecting a small target superimposed on a uniform background at different locations within the field of view. Although the basic test procedure has remained similar throughout the ages, there have been many advances in test administration, standardization, statistical evaluation, clinical analysis, interpretation, and prediction of outcome based on visual field findings.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A history of perimetry and visual field testing
- Creators
- Chris A Johnson - Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1091, USA. chris-a-johnson@uiowa.eduMichael WallH Stanley Thompson
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Optometry and vision science, Vol.88(1), pp.E8-E15
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3182004c3b
- PMID
- 21131878
- ISSN
- 1040-5488
- eISSN
- 1538-9235
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2011
- Academic Unit
- Neurology; Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9983979970302771
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