[Methods for screening the visual field for glaucoma]

The methods used for screening the visual field for glaucoma are not devoid of shortcomings, for their results can be false-positive as regards scotoma. Their advantages are not disputed. The methods we propose can rapidly detect not only disorders in the visual field, but assess them quantitatively in the area of special interest for the physician, specifically, in the Bjerrum area in screening for glaucoma. Although the results of screening perimetry are just tentative, it is desirable to assess the depth of optic sensitivity loss in decibells during such examinations. Static variants of screening perimetry, including that under conditions of loading tests (e.g. vacuum perimetry) acquire more and more significance in clinical and preclinical studies.