%0 Journal Article
%A Turpin, Andrew
%A Myers, Jonathan S.
%A McKendrick, Allison M.
%T Development of Visual Field Screening Procedures: A Case Study of the Octopus Perimeter
%B Translational Vision Science & Technology
%D 2016
%R 10.1167/tvst.5.3.3
%J Translational Vision Science & Technology
%V 5
%N 3
%P 3-3
%@ 2164-2591
%X    We develop a methodology for designing perimetric screening procedures, using Octopus perimeters as a case study.    The process has three stages: analytically determining specificity and number of presentations required for different multisampling suprathreshold schemes at a single location of the visual field, ranking visual field locations by their positive predictive value (PPV) for glaucoma, and determining a pass/fail criteria for the test. For the case study the Octopus G-program visual field test pattern is used, and a dataset of 385 glaucoma and 86 normal patients.    Using a 1-of-3 sampling strategy at a level equal to the 95 percentile of normal observers gave the most robust specificity under the influences of false-negative responses using an average of 1.5 presentations per location. The PPV analysis gave 19 locations that completely classified our glaucomatous data. A further 9 points were added to screen for nonglaucomatous loss. The final stage found that insisting that 3 locations are missed for the screening to fail gave a simulated specificity and sensitivity of approximately 95% for unreliable responders.    Our method gives a principled approach to choosing between the many parameters of a visual field screening procedure. We have developed a procedure for the Octopus that should terminate in less than 1 minute for normal observers with high specificity and sensitivity to glaucoma.    Visual field screening is used in community settings and eye care practice. This study provides a principled approach to the development of such screening procedures and details a new procedure.  
%[ 4/11/2021
%U https://doi.org/10.1167/tvst.5.3.3