COMPARISON OF THE OCULOKINETIC PERIMETRY GLAUCOMA SCREENER WITH 2 TYPES OF VISUAL-FIELD ANALYZER

We compared the accuracy and testing time of a new 26-point central vi sual field glaucoma screening device, the oculokinetic perimetry (OKP) screener, with the results obtained with the Friedmann field analyser standard program (phase 1) and the Humphrey field analyser 40-point s creening program (phase 2). Seventy-three eyes of 73 subjects were tes ted in phase 1, and 142 eyes of 75 subjects in phase 2. The study popu lation comprised patients with eyes that were ocularly normal and pati ents with eyes showing early cataract, posterior vitreous detachment, established chronic open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. The OK P glaucoma screener demonstrated a sector concordance rate of 95% in p hase 1 and 93% in phase 2. The OKP screener was three to four times mo re rapid in execution than the standard device. We feel that the OKP g laucoma screener is ideally suited for use by physicians in a family p ractice setting.