ABSTRACT
Visual field assessment involves evaluation of the entire area in which objects are seen in the side (peripheral) vision as one focuses their eyes on a central point. This assessment is crucial in the judgment of lesions, which involves the visual pathways and must be performed at the bottom line and followed up regularly. Benchmarked automated perimetry has been shown to be ample in neuro-ophthalmic practice and is now the technique of choice for most practitioners. Goldman’s kinetic visual fields are helpful for patients having extreme visual and neurologic deficiencies and peripheral visual field defects. Visual fields can be utilized in monitoring the development or reappearance of disease and help or guide treatment for conditions such as idiopathic intracranial hypertension (increased pressure around your brain), optic neuropathy from multiple sclerosis, pituitary adenomas (tumors in the pituitary gland), and other sellar lesions. They are used as screening tools for toxic optic neuropathy from medications such as ethambutol and vigabatrin. Visual field defects can adversely influence activities of daily living such as individual cleanliness, reading–writing, and driving a car or motorcycle, and should be considered when planning rehab strategies. Patients with visual field lesions should go for visual field testing regularly.
