[A simple method for automonitoring of the visual fields to be used in screening for glaucoma]

A simple method for automonitoring the visual field nasal border is suggested, fit for screening examinations as well. It consists in successive putting of one, two, or four fingers to the bridge of the nose. In a reference group of normal subjects putting one finger to the bridge of the nose induced narrowing of the nasal border of the visual field by 17 degrees on an average, by 26 degrees with two fingers, and by 34 degrees with four fingers. The method was tried in 27 patients with glaucoma (34 eyes). The detection rate of visual field abnormalities in the patients with Stages II--III condition has made up 92.3%.