The competer automatic campimeter II. Clinical experience.

The Competer automatic campimeter was tested in 98 patients. The results of 31 visual fields with glaucomatous defects and 11 (para) central defects due to maculopathies are reported. The examination with the Competer will miss a certain amount of early glaucomatous visual field defects. The percentage depends on the selection of the visual fields. Any substantial glaucomatous visual field defect will be detected. The indication of typical configuration is not ideal. The examination with the Competer is not suitable for the detection of small (para) central defects, due to lack of stimulus-positions in the (para) central visual field. The Competer's meridional static perimetry device was not used in this study. The Competer has a large dynamic range and a good detection strategy. The stimulus distribution over the visual field could be improved.