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Abstract #55695 Published in IGR 15-4
Current status of visual field examination in Andalusia, Spain: The SICVA Study
Benítez-Del-Castillo J; Regi T;European Journal of Ophthalmology 2013; 0: 0
PURPOSE: To ascertain the frequency of visual field examination (VFE) in patients attending public Andalusian hospitals (the SICVA study). METHODS: This was a multicenter, observational, retrospective study of patients with documented and/or suspected glaucoma subject to campimetric monitoring for longer than 2 years. The numbers of VFEs performed in the first 2 years and in the complete follow-up period were analyzed. Data on VFE reliability were studied and VFE change was collected based on the Glaucoma Staging System 2. RESULTS: A total of 722 eyes (from 467 consecutive patients), 349 with suspected and 373 with documented glaucoma, were included. Mean patient age was 65.9 years (SD = 11.3), and median follow-up time was 56 months (P25 = 36, P75 = 84). Three (P25 = 2, P75 = 4) VFEs were performed in the first 2 years of follow-up in the overall sample, as compared to 2 VFEs (P25 = 2, P75 = 4) in patients with suspected glaucoma, and 3 VFEs (P25 = 2, P75 = 4) in those with documented glaucoma (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Based on these results, frequency of VFE in Andalusia differs from the standards recommended by the European Glaucoma Society to assess progression in the first 2 years of patient follow-up.
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Classification:
6.6.2 Automated (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods > 6.6 Visual field examination and other visual function tests)
6.20 Progression (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods)
