Reviews
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.4081/optometry.2012.e2

Microperimetry: a review of fundus related perimetry

Publisher's note
All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.
Received: 4 October 2011
Published: 24 February 2012
5948
Views
2725
Downloads
microperimetry, perimetry, fixation, visual fields.
ophthalmology, optometry

Authors

Michael Crossland
m.crossland@ucl.ac.uk
UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK, United Kingdom.
Mary-Lou Jackson
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Hospital and Harvard Department of Ophthalmology, Boston, MA, United States.
William H. Seiple
Lighthouse International New York, NY, United States.
Visual field assessment is a key part of optometry and ophthalmology practice. However, in people with non-central or unstable fixation, it is not possible to relate defects on a visual field map to a specific retinal location. Microperimetry (or fundus related perimetry) is a technique that images the retina during visual field testing, enabling a correlation to be made between visual function and retinal structure. In this article, the history of fundus related perimetry is reviewed. Three modern microperimeters (MP-1, OCT/SLO and MAIA) are described and their relative merits identified. Finally, the uses of microperimetry in optometric practice are discussed.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Supporting Agencies

National Institute for Health Research, UK

How to Cite



Microperimetry: a review of fundus related perimetry. (2012). Optometry Reports, 2(1), e2. https://doi.org/10.4081/optometry.2012.e2

PAGEPress has chosen to apply the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) to all manuscripts to be published.