Objectives: Upon completion of this conference the resident/student should be able to

• Define and classify the different types of perimetry
• Discuss the role of perimetry in the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma
• List and discuss the patterns of visual field loss in glaucoma
• List potential variables and pitfalls in perimetric testing
• Define the strategies used in automatic perimetry
• Discuss the parameters used to interpret a single visual field including
  • quality measures
  • deviation and variance measures
  • the glaucoma hemifield test
• List and define potential artifacts in perimetric testing
• Discuss the parameters used to interpret a series of visual fields for progression

Assignment: Please read the Visual Fields section in Chapter 3 Clinical Evaluation in the Glaucoma book from the BCSC Series