Dealing with perimetric variability in clinical glaucoma care

Glaucoma is an eye disease in which the optic nerve is affected with irreversibleresulting in visual loss. With various treatments that target thelowering intraocular pressure, it is possible to prevent the progression of visual field lossprevent or delay. To assess whether glaucoma is stable (i.e. thetreatment provides a sufficient reduction in intraocular pressure) or progressive (i.e.undertreatment) the visual field examination has an essential role. Despitethis study is the gold standard in glaucoma care, is test-retest variabilityan important shortcoming addressed in this thesis