Disparities in Visual Field Testing Frequency Among Subjects With Glaucoma

• Published in: Translational vision science & technology Vol. 13; no. 4; p. 2
• Main Authors: Madu, Chisom T., Lee, Ting-Fang, Sohn, Ashley, Hu, Jiyuan, Matayev, Rachel, Paranjpe, Vikram, Fam, Jonathan, Wronka, Andrew, Kim, Eleanore T., Zambrano, Ronald, Wollstein, Gadi, Schuman, Joel S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 02.04.2024
• Subjects: Asian; Black or African American; Glaucoma - diagnosis; Humans; Reproducibility of Results; Tomography, Optical Coherence; Visual Fields; White

Prior evidence suggests racial disparities in the utilization of visual field testing (VFT) for the diagnosis and monitoring of glaucoma. In this study, we considered the effect of baseline glaucoma severity and socioeconomic disadvantage along with other potential confounders such as test reliabili...