Abstract

Automated static perimetry has become a popular method of performing quantitative clinical visual field evaluations.¹,² Rapid staircase procedures now make it possible to obtain static perimetric threshold estimates (increment thresholds) at 60 to 80 locations in the central 30 degree visual field within 10 to 20 minutes.²,³ Although there can sometimes be appreciable variability associated with such abbreviated staircase procedures,²-⁴ they generally provide useful clinical information for detection and monitoring of glaucoma and other ocular disorders. High sensitivity and specificity can be achieved for automated static perimetry, especially when error-checking procedures are used during data acquisition and appropriate criteria are established for analysis and interpretation of results.

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