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The standard oculokinetic perimetry test (OKP) was modified to present a light blue stimulus on a dark background (MOKP) to determine whether the sensitivity and specificity for detecting glaucomatous visual field loss could be improved. Thirty-five adult glaucoma patients (70 eyes) self-administered both tests and the results were correlated with the loss of retinal sensitivity on the Octopus IV program 38. The MOKP detected 18% more true scotomatous loci (more than 15 dB loss of attenuation) than the standard OKP (p < 0.0001). The gain was due to 37% fewer false negatives (p < 0.0001), but with a doubling of the false positives rate (p < 0.049). With a disease prevalence of approximately 2%, the MOKP and OKP would respectively miss 15% or 30%, and include 14 or 9 normals for each diseased individual. This relatively simple modification may further improve the OKP for detecting glaucoma.
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Wessels, I., Randhawa, R. Improving the sensitivity of the OKP visual field screening test with a blue stimulus on a dark background. Eye 10, 620–625 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1996.141
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