title: Early detection of glaucomatous visual field loss: why, what, where, and how.
abstract: This article provides a basis for understanding modern visual field analysis techniques. It describes some of these tests, including their advantages and disadvantages, and the settings in which different tests might be used most successfully. It also includes an examination of the value of visual field assessment from a public health standpoint with particular attention paid to morbidity, cost/benefit ratios, and quality of life correlations.
authors.affiliation: Devers Eye Institute/Discoveries In Sight, 1040 NW 22nd Avenue, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97210, USA. smansberger@discoveriesinsight.org
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Mansberger
authors.forename: Shaban
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Demirel
mesh_terms: D005901:Glaucoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D058609:Visual Field Tests / Q000379:methods*; D014794:Visual Fields