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ArticleBMJ open2017

Functional visual fields: a cross-sectional UK study to determine which visual field paradigms best reflect difficulty with mobility function.

Hikmat Subhi, Keziah Latham, Joy Myint, Michael Crossland

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  1. Predicting 60-4 visual field tests using 3D facial reconstruction.The British journal of ophthalmology · 2023
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Hikmat SubhiDepartment of Vision and Hearing Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.
Keziah LathamDepartment of Vision and Hearing Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.
Joy MyintUniversity of Hertfordshire School of Life and Medical Sciences, Hatfield, UK.
Michael CrosslandDepartment of Optometry, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

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Abstract

objectivesTo develop an appropriate method of assessing visual field (VF) loss which reflects its functional consequences, this study aims to determine which method(s) of assessing VF best reflect mobility difficulty.

settingThis cross-sectional observational study took place within a single primary care setting. Participants attended a single session at a University Eye Clinic, Cambridge, UK, with data collected by a single researcher (HS), a qualified optometrist.

participants50 adult participants with peripheral field impairment were recruited for this study. Individuals with conditions not primarily affecting peripheral visual function, such as macular degeneration, were excluded from the study. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: Participants undertook three custom and one standard binocular VF tests assessing VF to 60°, and also integrated monocular threshold 24-2 visual fields (IVF). Primary VF outcomes were average mean threshold, percentage of stimuli seen and VF area. VF outcomes were compared with self-reported mobility function assessed with the Independent Mobility Questionnaire, and time taken and patient acceptability were also considered. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves determined which tests best predicted difficulty with mobility tasks.

resultsGreater VF loss was associated with greater self-reported mobility difficulty with all field paradigms (R

conclusionsThe binocular VF tests extending to 60° eccentricity all relate similarly to self-reported mobility function, and slightly better than integrated monocular VFs. A kinetic assessment of VF area is quicker than and as effective at predicting mobility function as static threshold assessment.

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Activities of Daily LivingMobility LimitationVisual AcuityVisual FieldsAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedROC CurveSelf ReportSurveys and QuestionnairesVision DisordersVisual Field TestsLow VisionMobility FunctionPerimetrySelf-reported FunctionVisual FieldsVisual Impairment

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PMCPMC5719284

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