[Scoring method evaluation for threshold visual field defect in glaucoma].

PURPOSE: To evaluate the validity and reliability of visual field defect scoring method in glaucoma.

METHODS

The visual field defects of 91 glaucoma cases (91 eyes) were scored with the Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study (AGIS) modified scoring method, and analyzed the relation and correlation between the score and cup/disk ratio, mean defect (MD) and loss variance (LV).

RESULTS

The larger the score was, the larger the cup/disk ratio, MD and LV were. The significant positive correlation was found between the score and the cup/disk ratio (r = 0.8712), and the correlation coefficient was larger than that of between the MD, LV and cup/disk ratio.

CONCLUSION

The visual field defect score could more accurately reflect the situation of glaucomatous optic nerve damage than visual field indices, and could quantify the visual field damage extent in glaucoma.