Frequency doubling technology perimetry in retinal diseases--preliminary report.
The role of frequency doubling technology perimetry (FDT) in glaucoma has been promising in speed and simplicity as well as in its high sensitivity and specificity compared to conventional automatic perimetry. In this study, we evaluate the role of frequency doubling technology perimetry (FDT) in a variety of retinal diseases. FDT using full-threshold C-20 mode was performed in thirty-three patients with a variety of retinal diseases [16 cases of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD), nine cases of age-related maculopathy (AMD) and eight cases of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR)]. The fundus was scored by the extent of disease on each quadrant and macular area (central five degree visual angle). Then the retinal scores were compared with the points depressed to 2% on total deviation plots in FDT C-20 full-threshold mode using Spearman's rank correlation method. The correlation was statistically significant in the group of RRD (R = 0.57, P = 0.01), whereas the correlation was not significant in the group of macular diseases (AMD & CSCR, R = 0.47 & 0.32, P = 0.12 & 0.20). In conclusion, our results suggest that FDT might be a useful and simple technique for functional evaluation in RRD, but not in the macular disease group under this scoring system.
Sheu
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Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, No. 386 Ta-Chung 1st Rd., Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Lin
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Chen
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002825:Chorioretinitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D058609:Visual Field Tests; D014794:Visual Fields