Assessing field defects of the low-vision patient.
Field losses are of particular significance to the low-vision patient, so it is incumbent upon the low-vision clinician to determine the degree, location, and extent of this field loss. Optometrists prefer to map the fields carefully for quantitative analysis, but if fatigue or debility prevent this a simplified technique is required. Devices and techniques are described which are shown to be effective.
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D012607:Scotoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D058609:Visual Field Tests / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014794:Visual Fields