title: An evaluation of algorithms designed to classify the results from frequency doubling perimetry.
abstract: All previously published algorithms for the interpretation of frequency doubling perimetry test results were compared in full-threshold mode in a large group of glaucoma patients (n = 452) and normal subjects (n = 237). Areas under the receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve ranged from 0.86 to 0.92. None of the algorithms performed substantially better than simply counting the number of defects p < 1% in the total deviation plot. For this algorithm, we found a sensitivity of 0.90 and a specificity of 0.81 at a cut-off point of >1 defect, and an area under the ROC curve of 0.92.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Rogier P H M
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Müskens
authors.forename: Govert P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Heeg
authors.forename: Nomdo M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Jansonius
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000465:Algorithms; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012372:ROC Curve; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012684:Sensory Thresholds; D058609:Visual Field Tests / Q000379:methods*; D014794:Visual Fields