Verification of the effectiveness of visual field testing in general medical checkups, particularly in comparison to non-contact intraocular pressure testing

Objectives Glaucomas that do not exhibit any symptoms, such as primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), are one target of a general medical check (MC). Normal intraocular pressure (IOP) is seen in 92% with POAG. Since glaucoma leads to the visual field loss, we added a visual field test to the examinations performed during a MCs starting in 2001. The purpose of the current study was to investigate potential benefits of visual field tests over...