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Br J Ophthalmol 83:199-205 doi:10.1136/bjo.83.2.199
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    • Clinical science

Temporal contrast sensitivity with peripheral and central stimulation in glaucoma diagnosis

Table 2

Diagnostic power of the flicker test with the three different stimulus areas for the three patient groups

Sensitivities at a prefixed specificity
of 96% and result
of the unpaired t test 		Ocular hypertensives “Preperimetric” glaucomas “Perimetric” glaucomas
Central stimulation sensitivity (%) 11.1 20 51
p value ns ** **
Peripheral stimulation sensitivity (%) 24.1 37 73.6
p value * ** **
Full field stimulation sensitivity (%) 20.4 32.9 66.2
p value * ** **

  • ns = not significant; *p <0.01; **p <0.001.

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