The components of variability associated with perimetry including a new term, called medium-term fluctuation [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Florian Stumpp

Aus der Universitäts-Augenklinik Tübingen Abteilung Augenheilkunde II Ärztlicher Direktor: Professor Dr. E. Zrenner The Components of Variability Associated with Perimetry Including a New Term, Called Medium-Term Fluctuation Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Medizin der Medizinischen Fakultät der Eberhard-Karls-Universität zu Tübingen vorgelegt von Florian Stumpp aus Bietigheim-Bissingen 2004 Dekan: Professor Dr. C. D. Claussen 1. Berichterstatter: Professor Dr. U. Schiefer 2. Berichterstatter: Professor Dr. K. Dietz Für meine Eltern mit herzlichem Dank Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 1 2. Methods 4 3. Results 10 4. Discussion 17 5. Conclusion 21 6. References 24 7. Danksagung 30 8. Lebenslauf 32 1. Introduction The identification of visual field loss at the earliest stage is essential for the optimum detection of open angle glaucoma (OAG) whilst the delineation of progressive field loss at the earliest opportunity is essential for the successful management of the disease. The outcome of any given visual field examination is limited by the inherent 1-18variation, or fluctuation, in the threshold estimate . The variability comprises several components.