title: Statpac 2 glaucoma change probability.
abstract: We compared the traditional intuitive criterion (fixed at 5 dB) with the variable Statpac 2 criterion of the Humphrey Field Analyzer for identifying visual deterioration at individual points within a visual field. The separation of depressed from stable points in 123 follow-up fields of 17 patients, when all points within a field were considered, was reasonably equivalent between the two methods (kappa = 0.55 +/- 0.027 [+/- SE]). Centrally located points within the field demonstrated a stronger agreement (kappa = 0.68 +/- 0.028), because the fixed criterion more often labeled the edge points as having progressed than did the Statpac 2 algorithm. The glaucoma change probability printout is more simply obtained than the manual comparison required for intuitive interpretation with a fixed criterion, and it is potentially more accurate because of its reliance on a database that permits a variable criterion to be applied.
authors.affiliation: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami, School of Medicine, FL 33101.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Feuer
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011336:Probability; D058609:Visual Field Tests / Q000379:methods*