UC San Diego

Purpose

To construct a comprehensive reference database (RDB) for a novel binocular automated perimeter.

Design

A four-site prospective randomized clinical trial.

Subjects and controls

Three hundred fifty-six healthy subjects without ocular conditions that might affect visual function were categorized into 7 age groups.

Methods

Subjects underwent comprehensive ocular examination of both eyes before enrollment. Using the TEMPO/IMOvifa automated perimeter (Topcon Healthcare/CREWT Medical Systems), each subject completed 4 binocular threshold visual field (VF) tests during a single visit: First, practice 24-2 and 10-2 tests were obtained from both eyes. Next, study 24-2 and 10-2 tests were obtained from both eyes. Test order of each sequence was randomized, and the tests were conducted under standard automated perimetry testing conditions: Goldmann stimulus size III, 3183 cd/m² maximum stimulus intensity, and background intensity of 10 cd/m², using AIZE-Rapid test strategy. Standard VF reliability indices were assessed. For each subject, 24-2 and 10-2 test results from 1 randomly selected eye were analyzed.

Main outcome measures

Perimetric threshold sensitivity and reference limits for each test analysis parameter.

Results

The ages of the study cohort were widely distributed, with a mean age (standard deviation [SD]) of 52.3 (18.5) years. Sex assignment was 44.0% male and 56.0% female. The majority of subjects self-identified as White (67.4%), followed by Black or African American (13.5%) and Asian (8.7%), with 14.6% self-identified as Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. Mean sensitivity (SD) was 29.1 (1.3) decibels (dB) for the 24-2 and 32.4 (1.0) dB for the 10-2 test. For the 24-2 and 10-2, mean sensitivity (SD) age-related changes averaged -0.06 (0.01) dB and -0.05 (0.01) dB per year, respectively. The normal range of pointwise threshold sensitivity increased with eccentricity and showed asymmetry around the mean, particularly notable in the 24-2 test. Mean (SD) binocular test duration was 3.18 (0.38) minutes (1 minute 35 seconds per eye) for the 24-2 test and 3.58 (0.43) minutes (1 minute 47 seconds per eye) for the 10-2 test.

Conclusions

An RDB for the TEMPO/IMOvifa perimeter was established, highlighting the significance of considering both age and stimulus eccentricity in interpreting threshold VF test results.

Financial disclosures

Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found in the Footnotes and Disclosures at the end of this article.