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What is the main purpose of Orthoptists in assessing peripheral visual function?
What is the main purpose of Orthoptists in assessing peripheral visual function?
- To monitor the progression of visual field loss
- To measure size and sensitivity of the visual field (correct)
- To make decisions about the management of eye diseases
- To determine resolution acuity
What is the main function of the visual field?
What is the main function of the visual field?
- Assess visual pathway development
- Gather information from the optic chiasm
- Measure test reliability
- Detect motion (correct)
What are the common principles of visual field assessment?
What are the common principles of visual field assessment?
- Occlusion of each eye, central steady fixation, and patient response when peripheral stimulus is detected (correct)
- Measuring size (deg²), sensitivity (dB), and shape of the visual field
- Binocular Esterman testing and automated perimetry
- Confrontation, static threshold, and kinetic perimetry
Which of the following is NOT a learning outcome stated in the text?
Which of the following is NOT a learning outcome stated in the text?
Which modality of visual field assessment is commonly available?
Which modality of visual field assessment is commonly available?
What is the purpose of assessing visual fields?
What is the purpose of assessing visual fields?
What is the purpose of choosing a specific algorithm for static perimetry?
What is the purpose of choosing a specific algorithm for static perimetry?
What is the typical visual field coverage for static perimetry in the UK?
What is the typical visual field coverage for static perimetry in the UK?
What decreases with increasing eccentricity in the visual field?
What decreases with increasing eccentricity in the visual field?
What is the difference between threshold and supra-threshold static perimetry?
What is the difference between threshold and supra-threshold static perimetry?
Which area represents where the visual system gathers information from?
Which area represents where the visual system gathers information from?
What is the purpose of binocular Esterman testing in visual field assessment?
What is the purpose of binocular Esterman testing in visual field assessment?
What is the role of fixation in the visual field?
What is the role of fixation in the visual field?
Why should one find their blind spot according to the text?
Why should one find their blind spot according to the text?
Which age group showed the highest mean (SD) isopter area (deg2) for the III4e test?
Which age group showed the highest mean (SD) isopter area (deg2) for the III4e test?
What does the red line in the 'NORMATIVE VF GROWTH VF growth – with children aged 13-15 years (red line) III4e' graph represent?
What does the red line in the 'NORMATIVE VF GROWTH VF growth – with children aged 13-15 years (red line) III4e' graph represent?
Which of the following is the purpose of the 'NORMATIVE TEMPLATES' section?
Which of the following is the purpose of the 'NORMATIVE TEMPLATES' section?
What is the purpose of the 'SUMMARY' section?
What is the purpose of the 'SUMMARY' section?
What is the primary difference between the Lqmm models for Goldmann and Octopus isopter I2e in children aged 8-11 years?
What is the primary difference between the Lqmm models for Goldmann and Octopus isopter I2e in children aged 8-11 years?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a type of visual field assessment in the text?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a type of visual field assessment in the text?
Which of the following is the main purpose of visual field assessment, as described in the text?
Which of the following is the main purpose of visual field assessment, as described in the text?
What is a key purpose of using static perimetry?
What is a key purpose of using static perimetry?
In static perimetry, why are non-grids mapped to 'structure'?
In static perimetry, why are non-grids mapped to 'structure'?
What is a strength of static perimetry as highlighted in the text?
What is a strength of static perimetry as highlighted in the text?
What type of stimuli is used in kinetic perimetry as opposed to static perimetry?
What type of stimuli is used in kinetic perimetry as opposed to static perimetry?
Isopters are defined as contours connecting points with equal what?
Isopters are defined as contours connecting points with equal what?
Refractive errors can negatively impact test accuracy in which type of perimetry, as indicated in Table 1?
Refractive errors can negatively impact test accuracy in which type of perimetry, as indicated in Table 1?
Blind spots in the visual field can be assessed using how many points according to the text?
Blind spots in the visual field can be assessed using how many points according to the text?
Which study investigated the feasibility, reliability, and repeatability of perimetry in children?
Which study investigated the feasibility, reliability, and repeatability of perimetry in children?
What did the Niederhauser and Mojon study find regarding the influence of high refractive errors on isopter position in kinetic perimetry?
What did the Niederhauser and Mojon study find regarding the influence of high refractive errors on isopter position in kinetic perimetry?
What was the main purpose of the OPTIC study?
What was the main purpose of the OPTIC study?
Which of the following did the OPTIC study not investigate?
Which of the following did the OPTIC study not investigate?
What did the Quinn et al. study examine?
What did the Quinn et al. study examine?
Which of the following is not mentioned in the text as one of the aims of the OPTIC study?
Which of the following is not mentioned in the text as one of the aims of the OPTIC study?
Which study investigated the current practices of perimetry in children in the United Kingdom and Ireland?
Which study investigated the current practices of perimetry in children in the United Kingdom and Ireland?
What was the focus of the Rowe (2006) book?
What was the focus of the Rowe (2006) book?
Which study investigated the influence of high refractive errors on isopter position in kinetic perimetry?
Which study investigated the influence of high refractive errors on isopter position in kinetic perimetry?
Which study evaluated the feasibility, reliability, and repeatability of perimetry in children with neuro-ophthalmic disease?
Which study evaluated the feasibility, reliability, and repeatability of perimetry in children with neuro-ophthalmic disease?
