It is done by confrontation as a screening test to judge the extent of damage to the visual field. Visual field damage is usually seen in cases of glaucoma or in cases of brain damage seen in strokes.

Learn what a visual field is, how to test it, when to test it, and what different types of tests can be used to test the visual field.

While confrontation visual fields are a good initial examination technique, they can often miss more subtle field changes that are found on automated testing.

Confrontation visual fields were significant for bilateral inferior visual field cuts. Intraocular pressures were 21 mm Hg in the right eye and 14 mm Hg in the left.