description: This new publication deals almost exclusively with automated perimetry. Emphasis is on technical aspects of administering the automated test with skill; as well as on skillful interpretation of the result based on an understanding of the text. Automated Static Perimetry is a thorough, pragmatic, and up-to-date resource for those learning perimetry for the first time in a clinical setting where automated perimetry predominates; as well as a valuable resource for individuals converting to the use of automated perimetry from manual methods.* Includes new printouts and illustrations showing the latest field tests and analyses * Provides up-to-the-minute dialogue on the latest interactive strategies in perimetry * Relies on a practical "how to" approach to developing technical and interpretive skills NEW TO THIS EDITION * Includes new techniques such as SITA (Swedish Interactive Threshold Algorithm) and SWAP (Short Wavelength Automated Perimetry) * Emphasizes the latest technology of the Humphrey Visual Field Analyzer, the most widely used perimeter in the US * Provides clinical guidelines to which testing strategies are appropriate; how to arrive at a clinical diagnosis; and how to avoid pitfalls * Features new 2-color design and useful callouts containing supplemental information * Includes new appendices containing a glossary and a list of abbreviations Content from previous edition will be Part II chapters will be thoroughly reorganized to e more clinically useful with special guidelines like (when to use each of the various test strategies; how to arrive at a clinical diagnosis; and how pitfalls to watch out for).
language: English
title: Automated Static Perimetry
titlecomplete: Automated Static Perimetry
publisher: Mosby