Elektron Technology HENSON 8000, User Manual

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47 Visual field tests
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3 .2 .3 .3 He mifie ld Te s t
The Hemifield test compares the defect values in the superior hemifield to those
in the inferior hemifield. It then tells you w hether the difference is w ithin normal
limits.
The test is very sensitive to the early changes that occur in glaucoma w hich are
often restricted to either the superior or inferior hemifields. The output from this
analysis is either Within Normal Limits, Borderline or Outside Normal Limits. In
cases w here it is Borderline or Outside Normal Limits it also give a p-value
(<10, <5%, <2%, <1% <0.5%).
T he f ig ur e a b o v e s ho ws the g lo b a l ind ic e s a s a p p e a r o n the s ta nd a r d p r int
o ut.