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Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology
Published in: Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology 2/2015

01-03-2015 | Clinical Investigation

Areas of the visual field important during reading in patients with glaucoma

Authors: Robyn Burton, Luke J. Saunders, David P. Crabb

Published in: Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology | Issue 2/2015

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Abstract

Purpose

To determine the areas of the binocular visual field (VF) associated with reading speed in glaucomatous patients with preserved visual acuity (VA).

Materials and methods

Fifty-four patients with glaucoma (mean age ± standard deviation 70 ± 8 years) and 38 visually healthy controls (mean age 66 ± 9 years) had silent reading speeds measured using non-scrolling text on a computer setup. Participants completed three cognitive tests and tests of visual function, including the Humphrey 24-2 threshold VF test in each eye; the results were combined to produce binocular integrated VFs (IVFs). Regression analyses using the control group to correct for cognitive test scores, age and VA were conducted to obtain the IVF mean deviation (MD) and total deviation (TD) value from each IVF test location. Concordance between reading speed and TD, assessed using R 2 statistics, was ranked in order of importance to explore the parts of the IVF most likely to be linked with reading speed.

Results

No significant association between IVF MD value and reading speed was observed (p = 0.38). Ranking individual thresholds indicated that the inferior left section of the IVF was most likely to be associated with reading speed.

Conclusions

Certain regions of the binocular VF impairment may be associated with reading performance even in patients with preserved VA. The inferior left region of patient IVFs may be important for changing lines during reading.
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Metadata
Title
Areas of the visual field important during reading in patients with glaucoma
Authors
Robyn Burton
Luke J. Saunders
David P. Crabb
Publication date
01-03-2015
Publisher
Springer Japan
Published in
Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology / Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 0021-5155
Electronic ISSN: 1613-2246
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10384-014-0359-8

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