Visual field test 2 mos. Apart w/fixation loss of 6/12 in 1st test & 3/14 in 2nd test. 1st test showed more damage than 2nd. Which test is most right?

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A 38-year-old member asked:

Are visual field defects present in glaucoma?

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A 34-year-old member asked:

Ideas? What nonprocessive conditions cause a visual field defect?

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A 48-year-old member asked:

If our pupils did get very small, would this limit our visual field?

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A 59-year-old female asked:

How often should you have a visual field test when you have glaucoma?

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A 41-year-old member asked:

Can you tell me: are visual field defects always present in glaucoma?

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A 40-year-old member asked:

Is there any related color vision problem associated with visual field defects?

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A male asked:

Can having excessive amounts of caffeine cause you to fail the visual field test,?

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A 45-year-old member asked:

The broken visual field that sometimes accompanies a migraine - what is the medical name for it?

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A 42-year-old member asked:

Are visual field defects always present in glaucoma patients?

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A 47-year-old member asked:

Are visual field defects always present in patients with glaucoma?

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A 38-year-old member asked:

Am I supposed to see a special consultant opthalmologist for visual field defects?

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A 40-year-old member asked:

I'm suffering from visual field loss due to small lesion in pulvinar. Is this curable?

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A 26-year-old female asked:

Hi, my father has a shortness a visual field. What can we do for that? He is 52 years old and he has a diabetes. Thanks...

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A 35-year-old female asked:

What could cause wiggly white lines which come and go across visual field?how to get rid of themfor good?vision check normal

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A 28-year-old male asked about a 26-year-old female:

What does "No AFB seen/300 visual fields" indicate on a sputum test? Is that enough to say that the results are negative? Thank you.

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A 41-year-old female asked:

I have been having "blackouts" in my visual field for a couple of weeks. There is no dizziness or loss of conciouness or headache. What is this?

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A 62-year-old female asked:

Why is it that I do poorly on visual field test using a frequency doubling perimetry machine but test results are much better using Humphrey machine.

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A 59-year-old female asked:

If oct scan shows slight progression of glaucoma, how often should it be repeated in order to look for trends? Pressure is stable & visual field good.

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A 62-year-old female asked:

In glaucoma annual exam I have Humphrey visual field test but not the Goldman test that measures wider field. Is it a good idea to have both tests?

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A 46-year-old member asked:

I have brain tumors affecting visual field, what to do?

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A 44-year-old member asked:

Is it true that the bigger the visual field defect, the worser the brain has been damaged?

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