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Peripheral field exploration consumed 40% of testing time during a study involving the Fieldmaster 200 and Dicon AP2000 perimeters used in a screening mode. In 3% of eyes found abnormal by reference quantitative Goldmann perimetry, the peripheral field detected an abnormality which the central field had missed. In 10% of cases, a diagnostic characterization was made possible or improved in quality by the peripheral visual field. In an additional 52% of cases, the peripheral field confirmed an abnormality detected on central field testing, and enhanced confidence of the validity of the central field data. Strategies for screening fields should thus de-emphasize, but not ignore, the peripheral visual field.
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Mills, R.P. (1985). Usefulness of Peripheral Testing in Automated Screening Perimetry. In: Heijl, A., Greve, E.L. (eds) Sixth International Visual Field Symposium. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 42. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5512-7_30
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