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We studied the effect of varying the stimulus duration time on the components of fluctuation in static automated perimetry by testing 20 healthy subjects on the Humphrey Field Analyser within the central 20° of vision. We found the total fluctuation at a stimulus duration of 0.065 s, to be 3.22 decibels (dB); 0.1 s, 3.22 dB; 0.2 s, 3.34 dB;0.3 s,2.95 dB;0.4 s,3.24 dB; and 0.5 s,3.22 dB. Little difference was observed in the individual components (short-term, long-term homogeneous, long-term heterogeneous and inter-individual) or total fluctuation with an increasing stimulus presentation time when evaluated over the entire visual field or in a pointwise fashion. This study suggests that the stimulus duration within the range of times studied has little effect on the components or total fluctuation in healthy individuals.
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This research was supported in part by a grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc.
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Pennebaker, G., Stewart, W., Stewart, J. et al. The effect of stimulus duration upon the components of fluctuation in static automated perimetry. Eye 6, 353–355 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1992.72
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