Flicker perimetry in healthy subjects: influence of age and gender, learning effect and short-term fluctuation

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Autor(a) principal: Bernardi,Luciana
Data de Publicação: 2007
Outros Autores: Costa,Vital P., Shiroma,Lineu Oto
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia (Online)
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Resumo: PURPOSE: To determine the mean critical fusion frequency and the short-term fluctuation, to analyze the influence of age, gender, and the learning effect in healthy subjects undergoing flicker perimetry. METHODS: Study 1 - 95 healthy subjects underwent flicker perimetry once in one eye. Mean critical fusion frequency values were compared between genders, and the influence of age was evaluated using linear regression analysis. Study 2 - 20 healthy subjects underwent flicker perimetry 5 times in one eye. The first 3 sessions were separated by an interval of 1 to 30 days, whereas the last 3 sessions were performed within the same day. The first 3 sessions were used to investigate the presence of a learning effect, whereas the last 3 tests were used to calculate short-term fluctuation. RESULTS: Study 1 - Linear regression analysis demonstrated that mean global, foveal, central, and critical fusion frequency per quadrant significantly decreased with age (p<0.05).There were no statistically significant differences in mean critical fusion frequency values between males and females (p>0.05), with the exception of the central area and inferonasal quadrant (p=0.049 and p=0.011, respectively), where the values were lower in females. Study 2 - Mean global (p=0.014), central (p=0.008), and peripheral (p=0.03) critical fusion frequency were significantly lower in the first session compared to the second and third sessions. The mean global short-term fluctuation was 5.06±1.13 Hz, the mean interindividual and intraindividual variabilities were 11.2±2.8% and 6.4±1.5%, respectively. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that, in healthy subjects, critical fusion frequency decreases with age, that flicker perimetry is associated with a learning effect, and that a moderately high short-term fluctuation is expected.
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spelling Flicker perimetry in healthy subjects: influence of age and gender, learning effect and short-term fluctuationPerimetry/methodsVisual perceptionSensitivity and specificityVision disorders/diagnosisPURPOSE: To determine the mean critical fusion frequency and the short-term fluctuation, to analyze the influence of age, gender, and the learning effect in healthy subjects undergoing flicker perimetry. METHODS: Study 1 - 95 healthy subjects underwent flicker perimetry once in one eye. Mean critical fusion frequency values were compared between genders, and the influence of age was evaluated using linear regression analysis. Study 2 - 20 healthy subjects underwent flicker perimetry 5 times in one eye. The first 3 sessions were separated by an interval of 1 to 30 days, whereas the last 3 sessions were performed within the same day. The first 3 sessions were used to investigate the presence of a learning effect, whereas the last 3 tests were used to calculate short-term fluctuation. RESULTS: Study 1 - Linear regression analysis demonstrated that mean global, foveal, central, and critical fusion frequency per quadrant significantly decreased with age (p<0.05).There were no statistically significant differences in mean critical fusion frequency values between males and females (p>0.05), with the exception of the central area and inferonasal quadrant (p=0.049 and p=0.011, respectively), where the values were lower in females. Study 2 - Mean global (p=0.014), central (p=0.008), and peripheral (p=0.03) critical fusion frequency were significantly lower in the first session compared to the second and third sessions. The mean global short-term fluctuation was 5.06±1.13 Hz, the mean interindividual and intraindividual variabilities were 11.2±2.8% and 6.4±1.5%, respectively. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that, in healthy subjects, critical fusion frequency decreases with age, that flicker perimetry is associated with a learning effect, and that a moderately high short-term fluctuation is expected.Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia2007-02-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492007000100017Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia v.70 n.1 2007reponame:Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia (Online)instname:Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia (CBO)instacron:CBO10.1590/S0004-27492007000100017info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBernardi,LucianaCosta,Vital P.Shiroma,Lineu Otoeng2007-05-10T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0004-27492007000100017Revistahttp://aboonline.org.br/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpaboonline@cbo.com.br||abo@cbo.com.br1678-29250004-2749opendoar:2007-05-10T00:00Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia (Online) - Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia (CBO)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Flicker perimetry in healthy subjects: influence of age and gender, learning effect and short-term fluctuation
title Flicker perimetry in healthy subjects: influence of age and gender, learning effect and short-term fluctuation
spellingShingle Flicker perimetry in healthy subjects: influence of age and gender, learning effect and short-term fluctuation
Bernardi,Luciana
Perimetry/methods
Visual perception
Sensitivity and specificity
Vision disorders/diagnosis
title_short Flicker perimetry in healthy subjects: influence of age and gender, learning effect and short-term fluctuation
title_full Flicker perimetry in healthy subjects: influence of age and gender, learning effect and short-term fluctuation
title_fullStr Flicker perimetry in healthy subjects: influence of age and gender, learning effect and short-term fluctuation
title_full_unstemmed Flicker perimetry in healthy subjects: influence of age and gender, learning effect and short-term fluctuation
title_sort Flicker perimetry in healthy subjects: influence of age and gender, learning effect and short-term fluctuation
author Bernardi,Luciana
author_facet Bernardi,Luciana
Costa,Vital P.
Shiroma,Lineu Oto
author_role author
author2 Costa,Vital P.
Shiroma,Lineu Oto
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Bernardi,Luciana
Costa,Vital P.
Shiroma,Lineu Oto
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Perimetry/methods
Visual perception
Sensitivity and specificity
Vision disorders/diagnosis
topic Perimetry/methods
Visual perception
Sensitivity and specificity
Vision disorders/diagnosis
description PURPOSE: To determine the mean critical fusion frequency and the short-term fluctuation, to analyze the influence of age, gender, and the learning effect in healthy subjects undergoing flicker perimetry. METHODS: Study 1 - 95 healthy subjects underwent flicker perimetry once in one eye. Mean critical fusion frequency values were compared between genders, and the influence of age was evaluated using linear regression analysis. Study 2 - 20 healthy subjects underwent flicker perimetry 5 times in one eye. The first 3 sessions were separated by an interval of 1 to 30 days, whereas the last 3 sessions were performed within the same day. The first 3 sessions were used to investigate the presence of a learning effect, whereas the last 3 tests were used to calculate short-term fluctuation. RESULTS: Study 1 - Linear regression analysis demonstrated that mean global, foveal, central, and critical fusion frequency per quadrant significantly decreased with age (p<0.05).There were no statistically significant differences in mean critical fusion frequency values between males and females (p>0.05), with the exception of the central area and inferonasal quadrant (p=0.049 and p=0.011, respectively), where the values were lower in females. Study 2 - Mean global (p=0.014), central (p=0.008), and peripheral (p=0.03) critical fusion frequency were significantly lower in the first session compared to the second and third sessions. The mean global short-term fluctuation was 5.06±1.13 Hz, the mean interindividual and intraindividual variabilities were 11.2±2.8% and 6.4±1.5%, respectively. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that, in healthy subjects, critical fusion frequency decreases with age, that flicker perimetry is associated with a learning effect, and that a moderately high short-term fluctuation is expected.
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