Frequency of visual field testing when monitoring patients newly diagnosed with glaucoma: mixed methods and modelling

• Main Authors: David P Crabb (Author), Richard A Russell (Author), Rizwan Malik (Author), Nitin Anand (Author), Helen Baker (Author), Trishal Boodhna (Author), Carol Bronze (Author), Simon SM Fung (Author), David F Garway-Heath (Author), Fiona C Glen (Author), Rodolfo Hernández (Author), James F Kirwan (Author), Claire Lemer (Author), Andrew I McNaught (Author), Ananth C Viswanathan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Institute for Health Research, 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Visual field (VF) tests are the benchmark for detecting and monitoring the eye disease glaucoma. Measurements from VF tests are variable, which means that frequent monitoring, perhaps over a long period of time, is required to accurately detect true glaucomatous progression. In 2009, gui...