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Practical Perimetry is a collective effort of clinicians and glaucoma specialists from around the globe. It is a practical primer on perimetry for general ophthalmologists, glaucoma surgeons, neuro-ophthalmologists, and trainees as well. The book is extensively illustrated with examples of real-life clinical scenarios and aims to help the clinicians choose the appropriate diagnostic protocol and achieve optimal results each time the visual field is performed, in terms of both reliability and interpretation. The book also elucidates the key points to look out for when using visual fields in the serial monitoring of patients. It is also an attempt to keep the clinician-scientist abreast of the latest developments in visual field charting, especially the novel platforms available for correlation of structure and function, and its place in the serial monitoring of both, glaucoma, and neuro-ophthalmological diseases.

This book covers interpretation of visual fields by Humphrey and Octopus perimeters and discussion of Humphrey visual fields in a variety of ocular disorders.It examines dilemmas faced by an ophthalmologist while evaluating visual fields which do not match with the clinical picture. Glaucoma, the commonest condition for visual field investigation is discussed in detail. Logical reasoningfor incorporating perimetry in glaucoma management with a clear understanding of the challenges in its interpretation is delved into. The book progresses to advanced glaucoma and glaucoma progression. It discusses a systematic evaluation of various parts of the visual field so that the reader can make a calculated management plan for their patient. Each chapter attempts to clearly enunciate factors that help in the diagnosis and features which may be confused with other conditions. Fields which help diagnosing early, advanced glaucoma and glaucoma progression with images and methodsof ensuring reasonable diagnostic accuracy are included. The book incorporates separate chapters on ocular conditions which also mimic visual field defects of glaucoma with detailed modes of correct diagnosis, diagnostic dilemmas arising from retinal, macular, vascular, visual pathway lesions mimicking visual field defects of glaucoma or while coexisting with glaucoma, supported by algorithms to achieve a quick diagnosis in a busy OPD without missing the clinical findings and by using minimal investigative modalities. This book helps clinicians to prevent over diagnosis or under diagnosis of glaucoma and helps diagnose cases with morbidities causing visual field defects.

The aim of this practical guide is to focus on the interpret visual fields. The primary intention of this book is to present automated perimetry in a simple and illustrated manner devoid of all technical details and theoretical abstractions which abound in standard perimetry textbooks. It is designed to serve as a handbook for practicing ophthalmologist by providing information to supplement what is available in currently prescribed textbooks. This book consists of 12 chapters, which include introduction to automated static perimetry, fundamentals of automated perimetry, classification and understanding of visual field printouts, identification of nonglaucomatous field defects and artifacts, classification of primary open-angle glaucoma, interpretation of single field analysis printouts of type 1 primary open-angle glaucoma/ type 2 primary open-angle glaucoma/ type 3 primary open-angle glaucoma, assessing glaucoma progression, and new point pattern 24-2 C Sita faster. The content of this guide have been so organized to facilitate easy use by all practicing ophthalmologists and postgraduate students and to serve as a guide in the interpretation of visual field printouts of automated perimetry.

Visual Fields: Examination and Interpretation, 3rd edition contains revisions and updates of earlier material as well as a discussion of newer techniques for assessing visual field disorders. The book begins with a short history of the field of perimetry and goes on to present basic clinical aspects of examination and diagnosis of visual field defects in the optic nerve, optic disc, chorioretina, optic chiasm, optic tract, lateral geniculate field bodies, and the calcarine complex. Additional aspects of visual field examination are explored including those of monocular, binocular, and junctional field defects, congruity vs. incongruity, macular sparing vs. macular splitting, density, wedge-shaped homonymous field loss, and monocular temporal crescent. Various new techniques of automated perimetry are also considered including SITA, FASTPAC, and SWAP. This volume provides a very useful overview of the techniques of visual field examination in a number of eye disorders and will be of interest to all ophthalmologists, neuro-opthalmologists, retina specialists, and optometrists.

Glaucoma is one of the important causes for irreversible blindness all over the world and automated perimetry is the current gold standard to diagnose glaucoma and its management. · The main aim of this book is to make the ophthalmologist to understand the basic fundamentals of automated static perimetry, to select the most appropriate test to the clinical condition he is dealing with, to understand the visual field printouts and to interpret the printouts without much difficulty. This will enable to identify a field defect; to decide whether the field defect is due to glaucoma and to make a reasonable decision whether the defect is progressive one or not. · Offers an excellent approach to automated static perimetry using the Humphrey system. · All the chapters from fundamentals of perimetry to interpretation, visual field loss in glaucoma, follow-up etc. are well covered with necessary visual field printouts. · Moreover, the entire text has been updated, expanded and rearranged for better understanding of

Perimetry Update 2002/03 contains a selection of paper presented at the 15th Visual Field Symposium of the International Perimetric Society (IPS) meeting held in Stratford upon Avon, England, from 26-30th June 2002. The meeting, titled'Perimetry and Imaging in Shakespeare's Country', was hosted by Professor John Wild of Cardiff University.