Comparison of central and peripheral visual field properties in the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial

• Published in: American journal of ophthalmology Vol. 128; no. 5; pp. 543 - 553
• Main Authors: Keltner, John L., Johnson, Chris A., Spurr, John O., Beck, Roy W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.11.1999; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Diseases of visual field, optic nerve, optic chiasma and optic tracts; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Ophthalmology; Optic Neuritis - complications; Optic Neuritis - physiopathology; Optic Neuritis - therapy; Prospective Studies; Vision Disorders - etiology; Vision Disorders - physiopathology; Visual Field Tests; Visual Fields; Human; Evaluation; Nervous system diseases; Optic nerve; Deficiency; Recovery; Peripheral visual field; Eye disease; Cranial nerve disease; Central visual field; Treatment; Visual field disease; Optic nevritis; Complication

PURPOSE: To compare the results of peripheral kinetic visual field testing and central static perimetry for patients enrolled in the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial to determine (1) whether loss and recovery of visual field sensitivity in the far periphery was different from that observed in the cent...