How Do Patients Feel About Visual Field Testing? Analysis of Subjective Perception of Standard Automated Perimetry.

Purpose: A high rate of unreliability is an issue in visual field (VF) testing, especially in elderly patients, and warrants patient education. We assessed whether subjective perception of the visual field test (VFT) is a good predictor of its reliability in different age groups and examined age differences in patients' awareness of VF damage.

Methods: This cross-sectional study investigated 107 VFT results of 54 patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension.