peripheral vision test
Lateral sight assessment
A peripheral vision test measures how well you see objects and movement outside your direct line of sight.
Ophthalmologists and optometrists use these tests to detect conditions like glaucoma, which often damages side vision first.
The patient typically focuses on a central point while indicating when they notice lights or shapes appearing at the edges of their visual field: The peripheral vision test showed some loss in my left eye.
- eye examAssessment of sight
- eye doctorPhysician treating vision
- optometristVision care professional
- visual fieldObservable region at once
- field of viewExtent one sees simultaneously
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