[Computer management of the data of automated perimetry using Octopus 2000 R]

Current perimetry involves automated, static and punctual procedures, which permit the examiner to obtain a numerical value of the sensibility concerning the points tested. Besides its precision and its reliability, perimetry can be used in data processing management due to the characteristic of easy duplication of the examinations. We use a micro-computer which is seperate from the Octopus 2000 R (Apple IIc) and the disc (OmnisII) to process the files. The study is composed of the following areas: the storage and the data processing of patient files, the transformation of numerical data a graphics display, the study of the percentage of loss of surface according to the decibel of sensibility. The data processing of files improves storage according to the criteria defined by the examiner and helps avoid inconvienent research. The graphic transformation of numerical data into isopteres of chosen sensibility improves the definition of the zones of intermediate sensibility. The calculations of the percentage of loss of surface according to the decibel of sensibility allows the appreciation of the size of defects based on depth and quantification. It is also easy to make the comparison between the two fields.