UTILITY OF THE ARDEN GRATING TEST IN GLAUCOMA SCREENING - HIGH FALSE-POSITIVE RATE IN NORMALS OVER 50-YEARS-OF-AGE

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  • 1 January 1980
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 19  (12) , 1529-1533
Abstract
The Arden grating test was administered to 64 subjects between 6-82 yr old without ocular pathology, 20 glaucoma patients and 21 ocular hypertensives. An age effect was found. Significantly higher scores (lower sensitivity) were noted in normal subjects over 50 yr old. No significant difference existed in performance between age-matched normals, glaucoma patients and ocular hypertensives on the Arden gratings. A high percentage of false-positives was diagnosed in older normal subjects. The Arden gratings should be used cautiously for testing patients over 50 yr old.