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Humprehy Field Test

Humprehy Field Test

Is it true that a Humphrey Field Test can miss even the biggest scotomas in your eye?
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no. it is an excellent instrument and not likely to miss a large scotoma
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what about small ones?
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My field test was normal but I know I have blind spots. So can it miss things?
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If you do the test correctly it will always plot the blind spots which represent the optic nerve.
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and if you have other blind spots as well as the normal ones, will it plot those too?
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i had one of those tests too a few weeks ago and i am sure i have lots of little blind spots but they didn't show up on the test ...
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