| GLAUCOMA TESTS |
WHAT IT TESTS FOR |
PROCEDURE |
| Automated Perimetry Examination |
Complete field of vision |
The patient is asked to look straight ahead. Patient is asked to indicate when he or she is unable to see light beyond a certain point of his or her periphery vision. This allows the examiner to map the patient’s field of vision. |
| Optic Disc Photography |
Shape and colour of the optic nerve |
The pupil is first dilated using eye drops. The optic nerve is then magnified and examined. |
| Tonometry |
Fluid pressure of the eyes |
Eye is placed under local anaesthesia. Examiner uses a tonometer to messure the inner pressure of the eye through pressure applied by a puff of warm air. |
| Pachymetry |
Thickness of the cornea |
A pachymeter is placed gently on the front of the eye to measure its thickness. |
