What is Visual Field?
Visual field is the degree of side or peripheral vision a person can perceive when looking straight at an object.
How is the Visual field of a patient measured?
Perimeter is the instrument used to measure the visual fields of a patient. There are various types of perimeters to quantify the visual fields.
What instrument do we use at our hospital?
Perimetry is performed in Sankara Nethralaya using the AUTOMATED HUMPHREY FIELD ANALYZER (HFA II and HFA i-SERIES)
Why is Visual field testing important?
The purpose of visual field testing or perimetry is to provide information critical to: |