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Visual Function Tests: Visual Fields

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Retinitis Pigmentosa

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 2560))

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Visual field tests, also known as perimetry tests, are used to assess progression of ophthalmic diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP) by monitoring changes in a patient’s visual field (VF). VF loss corresponds to damage at any point in the visual pathway, including the retina, such as in RP. Damage to different parts of this pathway corresponds to characteristic VF defects. Perimetry tests are subjective, as they are functional tests that help physicians identify abnormal fields as well as quantitatively assess VF sensitivity. The results may also be informative of a patient’s visual function crucial for performing day-to-day activities. Automated perimetry tests are among the most commonly used, with the most common being automated static perimetry.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

    Angela Y. Chang

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  1. Departments of Ophthalmology, Pathology & Cell Biology Graduate Programs in Nutritional & Metabolic Biology and Neurobiology & Behavior, Columbia Stem Cell Initiative, New York, NY, USA

    Stephen H. Tsang

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

    Peter M.J. Quinn

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Chang, A.Y. (2023). Visual Function Tests: Visual Fields. In: Tsang, S.H., Quinn, P.M. (eds) Retinitis Pigmentosa. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2560. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2651-1_11

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