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Kinetic and static fixation methods in automated threshold perimetry.

P Asman1, M Fingeret, A Robin

  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, Malmö University Hospital, Sweden.

Journal of Glaucoma
|October 26, 1999
PubMed
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Static fixation is more accurate than kinetic fixation for visual field testing. Kinetic fixation leads to more fixation errors and underestimates the blind spot, impacting glaucoma diagnosis.

Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Visual Neuroscience
  • Medical Technology

Background:

  • Automated perimetry is crucial for diagnosing and monitoring visual field defects, particularly in glaucoma.
  • Accurate fixation control is essential for reliable perimetric results.
  • Static fixation is the current standard, while kinetic fixation offers an alternative fixation strategy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the fixation accuracy of static and kinetic fixation perimetry.
  • To evaluate the ability of each method to detect the physiologic blind spot.
  • To assess the impact of fixation method on perimetric accuracy in glaucoma patients and controls.

Main Methods:

  • A comparative study involving 71 glaucoma patients and 45 controls.
  • Threshold visual field testing using the Dicon perimeter (kinetic fixation) and Humphrey Field Analyzer (static fixation).

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  • Fixation accuracy assessed by Heijl-Krakau fixation catch-trial errors; perimetric accuracy by sensitivity at the blind spot.

    • Main Results:

    • Kinetic fixation showed significantly higher fixation error rates in both glaucoma patients (17.2%) and controls (27.5%) compared to static fixation (10.2% and 12.6%, respectively).
    • Threshold sensitivity at the blind spot was significantly underestimated with kinetic fixation (14.8 dB glaucoma, 18.5 dB controls) versus static fixation (4.0 dB glaucoma, 2.5 dB controls).

    Conclusions:

    • Kinetic fixation is associated with greater fixation inaccuracy than static fixation.
    • Kinetic fixation leads to underestimation of the absolute scotoma at the physiologic blind spot.
    • Static fixation demonstrates superior accuracy for visual field testing, especially in detecting the blind spot.