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Howdy! In my experience and conversations with my optho, I’ve found that the visual field test accuracy all depends on how well you can keep your eye on the target dot and not be distracted by one of the points of light. — Dave  :o}D http://www.howdydave.com – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -<r…@my-deja.com> wrote in message news:951c1s$pms$1@nnrp1.deja.com… > In article <20010117205421.05049.00000…@ng-ca1.aol.com>, >   flouris…@aol.com (Flourish99) wrote: > > I had my visual fields test today and due to a head injury, I have > coordination > > difficulties – mild but non the less I am afraid will make my results > not > > accurate.  I would very much hate to take the eye drops if I don’t > need them. > > How accurate is this test may I ask. > > Thank You and May God Bless You > Hi Mr. Goldman, > It sounds as if you are asking for info on the visual field test, > itself and the accuracy of it. > I can’t help very much with the accuracy of it. > I have had several visual field tests. I have them about every six > months. I have had glaucoma for about 15-20 years. I went undiagnosed > until May 1999. I had a head injury as well. I went to my family doc > who suggested that I see an eye doc because I failed his manual visual > test. > The new eye doctor discovered my glaucoma and began immediate treatment > as my IOP’s were in the 80’s. > (In each instance, by eye doc, I mean the ophthalmologist, not > optometrist.) > The eye doc told me that visual field test can assist in the diagnosis > of glaucoma but it should not be the only test. It should be used in > conjunction with multiple eye tests. (If you are interested, you can > send a personal email to me and we can continue our discussion on this. >   r_v_mcca…@yahoo.com ) > Anyway, I have the visual field test done about every six months. It is > used as a metric to determine which areas of my eye that I have lost > vision in. Visual field test is named relatively accurately. It is a > measurement of what portions of the field that you can see if you look > straight ahead. Your peripheral vision is measured by this test as > well. > As I am sure that you know, you can have loss of vision in your eye > that can be caused by many things other than glaucoma – eye injury, > other eye diseases, etc. This is why the visual field test cannot be > the only test used to determine glaucoma. > Your eye doc should explain all of this to you. If he/she does not, I > would question why. Why do doc’s refuse to give their patients accurate > information? Whatever the reason, if you are not satisfied, I would > consider seeking a different doc. (I can help you with that outside of > the forum as well. There is a web site that can help you select an eye > doc based on your type of eye disease and your location by city. I will > have to do some research to find the site as I don’t need it any > longer.) > So, I have given you much info that may be confusing. So, to sum up: > visual field test is a tool which is best used, in my opinion and that > of other eye docs that I have seen, to measure what portions of your > eye that you have vision in and have loss of vision. (What portions of > your eye that you can and cannot see the little dot of light in.) It is > also used to track the progression of your glaucoma or other loss of > vision. > I hope that this helps! > Robin M. > Sent via Deja.com > http://www.deja.com/

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In article <951c1s$pm…@nnrp1.deja.com>, r…@my-deja.com wrote:

[...] >It sounds as if you are asking for info on the visual field test, >itself and the accuracy of it. >I can’t help very much with the accuracy of it. >I have had several visual field tests. I have them about every six >months. I have had glaucoma for about 15-20 years. I went undiagnosed >until May 1999…

* What does that mean?  You’ve had glaucoma for 20 years but is was first diagnosed in 1999? How do you know you’ve had it for 20 years? earle *

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    I find the visual field test exasperating — it always leaves me sweating — but still vital for establishing the status of my vision loss. Like any test that is based on the patient’s perception rather than a tangible, objective result, the visual field test is imperfect.  But over time, with a series of tests, the tests do tell a story.    And don’t be afraid of the drops (if indeed it is fear that makes you dread them). There are many different ones, and most patients are able to get benefits from one or more of them, in my limited, non-professional experience.  If, on the other hand, it is the cost that scares you, that can be totally justified. They are expensive, and if it weren’t for the prescription drug plan I have through my employment, the cost of the two drops I take (Cosopt and Xalatan) would make a dent in my budget!     Best of luck to you,     Don Singleton – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -r…@my-deja.com wrote: > In article <20010117205421.05049.00000…@ng-ca1.aol.com>, >   flouris…@aol.com (Flourish99) wrote: > > I had my visual fields test today and due to a head injury, I have > coordination > > difficulties – mild but non the less I am afraid will make my results > not > > accurate.  I would very much hate to take the eye drops if I don’t > need them. > > How accurate is this test may I ask. > > Thank You and May God Bless You > Hi Mr. Goldman, > It sounds as if you are asking for info on the visual field test, > itself and the accuracy of it. > I can’t help very much with the accuracy of it. > I have had several visual field tests. I have them about every six > months. I have had glaucoma for about 15-20 years. I went undiagnosed > until May 1999. I had a head injury as well. I went to my family doc > who suggested that I see an eye doc because I failed his manual visual > test. > The new eye doctor discovered my glaucoma and began immediate treatment > as my IOP’s were in the 80’s. > (In each instance, by eye doc, I mean the ophthalmologist, not > optometrist.) > The eye doc told me that visual field test can assist in the diagnosis > of glaucoma but it should not be the only test. It should be used in > conjunction with multiple eye tests. (If you are interested, you can > send a personal email to me and we can continue our discussion on this. >   r_v_mcca…@yahoo.com ) > Anyway, I have the visual field test done about every six months. It is > used as a metric to determine which areas of my eye that I have lost > vision in. Visual field test is named relatively accurately. It is a > measurement of what portions of the field that you can see if you look > straight ahead. Your peripheral vision is measured by this test as > well. > As I am sure that you know, you can have loss of vision in your eye > that can be caused by many things other than glaucoma – eye injury, > other eye diseases, etc. This is why the visual field test cannot be > the only test used to determine glaucoma. > Your eye doc should explain all of this to you. If he/she does not, I > would question why. Why do doc’s refuse to give their patients accurate > information? Whatever the reason, if you are not satisfied, I would > consider seeking a different doc. (I can help you with that outside of > the forum as well. There is a web site that can help you select an eye > doc based on your type of eye disease and your location by city. I will > have to do some research to find the site as I don’t need it any > longer.) > So, I have given you much info that may be confusing. So, to sum up: > visual field test is a tool which is best used, in my opinion and that > of other eye docs that I have seen, to measure what portions of your > eye that you have vision in and have loss of vision. (What portions of > your eye that you can and cannot see the little dot of light in.) It is > also used to track the progression of your glaucoma or other loss of > vision. > I hope that this helps! > Robin M. > Sent via Deja.com > http://www.deja.com/

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In article <20010117205421.05049.00000…@ng-ca1.aol.com>,   flouris…@aol.com (Flourish99) wrote: > I had my visual fields test today and due to a head injury, I have coordination > difficulties – mild but non the less I am afraid will make my results not > accurate.  I would very much hate to take the eye drops if I don’t need them. > How accurate is this test may I ask. > Thank You and May God Bless You

Hi Mr. Goldman, It sounds as if you are asking for info on the visual field test, itself and the accuracy of it. I can’t help very much with the accuracy of it. I have had several visual field tests. I have them about every six months. I have had glaucoma for about 15-20 years. I went undiagnosed until May 1999. I had a head injury as well. I went to my family doc who suggested that I see an eye doc because I failed his manual visual test. The new eye doctor discovered my glaucoma and began immediate treatment as my IOP’s were in the 80’s. (In each instance, by eye doc, I mean the ophthalmologist, not optometrist.) The eye doc told me that visual field test can assist in the diagnosis of glaucoma but it should not be the only test. It should be used in conjunction with multiple eye tests. (If you are interested, you can send a personal email to me and we can continue our discussion on this.   r_v_mcca…@yahoo.com ) Anyway, I have the visual field test done about every six months. It is used as a metric to determine which areas of my eye that I have lost vision in. Visual field test is named relatively accurately. It is a measurement of what portions of the field that you can see if you look straight ahead. Your peripheral vision is measured by this test as well. As I am sure that you know, you can have loss of vision in your eye that can be caused by many things other than glaucoma – eye injury, other eye diseases, etc. This is why the visual field test cannot be the only test used to determine glaucoma. Your eye doc should explain all of this to you. If he/she does not, I would question why. Why do doc’s refuse to give their patients accurate information? Whatever the reason, if you are not satisfied, I would consider seeking a different doc. (I can help you with that outside of the forum as well. There is a web site that can help you select an eye doc based on your type of eye disease and your location by city. I will have to do some research to find the site as I don’t need it any longer.) So, I have given you much info that may be confusing. So, to sum up: visual field test is a tool which is best used, in my opinion and that of other eye docs that I have seen, to measure what portions of your eye that you have vision in and have loss of vision. (What portions of your eye that you can and cannot see the little dot of light in.) It is also used to track the progression of your glaucoma or other loss of vision. I hope that this helps! Robin M. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/

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I had my visual fields test today and due to a head injury, I have coordination difficulties – mild but non the less I am afraid will make my results not accurate.  I would very much hate to take the eye drops if I don’t need them.   How accurate is this test may I ask. Thank You and May God Bless You

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In article <20010117205421.05049.00000…@ng-ca1.aol.com>, flouris…@aol.com (Flourish99) writes: >I had my visual fields test today and due to a head injury, I have >coordination difficulties – mild but non the less I am afraid will make my results not >accurate.  I would very much hate to take the eye drops if I don’t need them. >How accurate is this test may I ask.

Did you make the doctor aware of the coordination problem before the test started? The head injury could also affect your vision – did you tell the doctor about that? If so, he should have no problem doing an accurate exam. Al Goldman

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