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[15 years automated perimetry--where does the path lead?]
1Augenklinik, Universität München.
Klinische Monatsblatter Fur Augenheilkunde
|December 1, 1994
Summary
Automated perimetry offers significant advantages for clinical diagnosis by providing quantitative visual field data. Future developments promise faster testing, automated interpretation, and advanced criteria for deeper diagnostic insights.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Visual Science
Context:
- The advent of automated perimetry, exemplified by the Octopus 201, revolutionized visual field testing.
- Initial skepticism regarding automated perimeters has largely subsided due to demonstrated clinical utility.
Purpose:
- To evaluate the evolution and impact of automated perimetry in clinical diagnosis.
- To discuss the advantages, limitations, and future directions of automated visual field testing.
Summary:
- Automated perimetry provides statistically processable quantitative data, enabling more sophisticated central visual field examinations than manual methods.
- Drawbacks are primarily attributed to examiner error rather than the technology itself.
- Future advancements include optimized testing strategies, automated data interpretation, and novel perimetric criteria (e.g., temporal, Blue/Yellow, Motion-Defined-Form).
Impact:
- Automated perimetry has become indispensable for routine clinical diagnosis, offering enhanced precision and data analysis.
- Emerging objective perimetry techniques like pattern-ERG and pattern-VECP, coupled with advanced visual field tests, promise to expand diagnostic capabilities.