Visual Field Testing - Optopol PTS 2000 using the ZETA testing algorithm

The Ophthalmology Practice procures the Optopol PTS 2000, a top-of-the-line projection perimeter from Optopol that feature various test protocols depending on the needs of the patient's eye condition.

The perimeter enables us to check for visual field defects, an especially important part of a glaucoma workup and part of glaucoma management.

Visual field testing (perimetry) measures how well a person can see in their peripheral (side) vision while focusing on a central target. Modern automated perimeters such as the Optopol PTS 2000 and the Humphrey Field Analyzer 3 are widely used in optometric and ophthalmic practice to map the visual field with high precision.

The ZETA testing algorithm provides high sensitivity and correlates well with the existing commonly-used SITA standard, as this study showed.

The Optopol PTS 2000

We wrote more about visual field testing, including how it can be used to detect and monitor glaucoma, over here.

Visual field testing and glaucoma screening is especially important for people who have family members (blood-related) that are already dianosed with glaucoma as there is an approximately 4 times higher risk in such a scenario.

People who are highly myopic are also at a greater risk of myopia.