Evaluation of the peripheral visual field after foveal translocation.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the peripheral visual field after foveal translocation with scleral imbrication or 360-degree retinotomy.


METHODS
Retrospective, single-center, nonrandomized study. We calculated the rate of preservation of the peripheral visual field using Goldmann perimetry by dividing the width of the postoperative V-4 isopter by the preoperative width and expressing the result as a percentage.


RESULTS
In nine eyes that underwent scleral imbrication, the rate of preservation was 100.0% superiorly, 102.6% superotemporally, 99.9% temporally, 97.9% inferotemporally, 96.9% inferiorly, 82.3% inferonasally, 93.7% nasally, and 87.3% superonasally. In 33 eyes that underwent 360-degree retinotomy, it was 89.1%, 87.0%, 81.9%, 78.1%, 86.6%, 90.0%, 89.9%, and 86.8%, respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
After foveal translocation with scleral imbrication, the peripheral visual field was preserved except for slight narrowing nasally; 360-degree retinotomy resulted in preservation of the visual field, except for slight narrowing in all meridians.
Kubota
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Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan. akubota@ophthal.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
Ohji
M
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Kusaka
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S
Hayashi
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A
Hosohata
J
J
Fujikado
T
T
Tano
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Y
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005584:Fovea Centralis / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012590:Sclera / Q000601:surgery; D014792:Visual Acuity; D058609:Visual Field Tests; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000502:physiology*