[Introduction to the topic of functional assessment of sporadic visual field defects].
We present the new recommendation released by the Commission of the German Ophthalmologic Society on evaluation of sporadic visual field defects, which is based on the principle of the Estermann field test. The purpose of the recommendation is to ensure quality assurance and legal certainty in assessment of sporadic visual field defects by field evaluation with a point system.
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Kommission zur Qualitätssicherung sinnesphysiologischer Untersuchungen und Geräte der DOG. ezrenner@uni-tuebingen.de
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D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D058609:Visual Field Tests / Q000379:methods*; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000502:physiology*