Abstract

Volume.124 Number.7

Original article : Clinical science

Evaluation of Binocular Esterman Visual Field Test in Normal Eyes
Kenji Tanaka1,2, Megumi Mizuno2, Mika Tsuge2, Misa Goto2, Aiko Iwase2
1 Department of Rehabilitation Major in Orthoptics, Heisei College of Health Sciences
2 Tajimi Iwase Eye Clinic

Purpose: There is no report on the binocular Esterman visual field test in individuals with normal visual field, and criteria for judgment are insufficient. In this study, we conducted the binocular Esterman visual field test for individuals with normal visual field.
Subjects and methods: The study included 97 individuals with no ophthalmic disease, corrected visual acuity of 0.7 or higher, and no visual field abnormalities with Humphrey field analyzer, 24-2 SITA Standard. The binocular Esterman visual field test was performed, and an Esterman disability score (EDS) was calculated for each subject.
Results: EDS ranged from 94 (minimum value) to 100 (maximum value) with average 99.41±1.31, median 100, 1 percentile 94.0, and 5 percentile 96.8. EDS showed a negative correlation with age (Spearman correlation coefficient, r=-0.428; p<0.001).
Conclusions: In this study, we conducted the Esterman visual field test in a group of Japanese individuals with normal visual fields and evaluated statistics and related factors. The 1 percentile of 94.0 and the 5 percentile of 96.8 obtained in the present study are considered one of the criteria for the binocular Esterman visual field test.
Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi (J Jpn Ophthalmol Soc) 124: 549-554, 2020.

Key words
Binocular Esterman visual field test, Esterman disability score (EDS), Binocular visual field, Quality of vision (QOV)
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