Static threshold examination of the peripheral nasal visual field in glaucoma
J. Caprioli and G. L. Spaeth
Quantitative computerized threshold perimetry (OCTOPUS) was used to study
the peripheral nasal field in patients with glaucoma and patients suspected
to have glaucoma. Peripheral nasal defects (detected with a specially
designed program) were found in the absence of abnormalities in the central
field (as measured by OCTOPUS Program 31 or 32) in approximately 11% of all
eyes being evaluated for glaucoma. Examination of the peripheral nasal
field by sensitive quantitative threshold perimetry should be included in
the careful evaluation of patients with glaucoma and those suspected to
have glaucoma. This procedure not only will allow identification of early
defects but also will allow careful follow-up of quantified abnormalities
over time.
