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Abstract #6732 Published in IGR 4-1
Age-corrected normal values for perimetry
Wohlrab TM; Erb C; Rohrbach JMOphthalmologica 2002; 216: 96-100
PURPOSE: Age-corrected values are indispensable in assessing discrete changes in light difference sensitivity (LDS) when evaluating perimetric results. In order to detect incipient visual field defects, the present study aimed particularly to determine function of normal values depending on age and eccentricity. METHODS: A test group (n = 83) of ophthalmologically and clinically unremarkable subjects, 18-74 years of age, was examined with the 'Centerfield' perimeter. A brief introductory program was first used to familiarize each test person with the situation. Then values in the central visual field. RESULTS: Age-related normal values were calculated both as group averages and as lines of regression by statistical analysis of the resulting data. In contrast to other perimetric studies, decreases in LDS at different test points for persons aged 20 years to persons over 60 were not linear. CONCLUSION: Age-related normal values should be reviewed for other perimeters.
Dr. T.M. Wohlrab, Department of General Ophthalmology, Vogtland-Klinikum Plauen GmbH, Plauen, Germany
Classification:
6.6.2 Automated (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods > 6.6 Visual field examination and other visual function tests)
