title: Detection of visual field progression in glaucoma with standard achromatic perimetry: a review and practical implications.
abstract: Detection of visual field progression remains a challenging task despite the recent advances for better handling of longitudinal visual field data, some of which are incorporated in currently available perimeters. Standard achromatic perimetry remains the gold standard for detection of visual field progression. The authors present a practical and clinically relevant review of the main issues involved in detection of early glaucoma as well as detection of visual field progression in eyes with pre-existing glaucomatous damage. After discussing some basic concepts in perimetry, the authors present evidence-based recommendations for criteria to detect earliest evidence of glaucomatous damage with perimetry. The authors will review different event- and trend-based criteria and present data with regard to comparative performance of such criteria. Relevance of using absolute versus corrected threshold data with regard to different criteria is also addressed. At the end, the authors provide practical guidelines for detection of visual field progression in a clinical setting and review issues related to clinical trials.
authors.affiliation: Glaucoma Division, Jules Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. nouri-mahdavi@jsei.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Kouros
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nouri-Mahdavi
authors.forename: Nariman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nassiri
authors.forename: Annette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giangiacomo
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Caprioli
mesh_terms: D018450:Disease Progression; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000473:pathology; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D058609:Visual Field Tests / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014794:Visual Fields