Frequent Visual Testing Linked to Earlier Glaucoma Detection

Frequent visual field testing has been linked to earlier detection of the progression of glaucoma, according to a report in the Archives of Ophthalmology.

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However, the study added, frequent visual testing may not be appropriate or useful for every patient.

 

Researchers at Jules Stein Eye Institute assembled a low-frequency data set by deleting every other visual field test from the second year of follow-up onward and a high-frequency data set where no visual field tests were deleted.

 

Read the Archives of Ophthalmology report on visual tests for glaucoma detection.

 

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