Arden
OVERVIEW
The Arden Screening Test is a simplified version of a more complex test developed by Dr. Arden at Moorfield’s Eye Hospital in England. Glaucoma research has shown that glaucoma affects the color vision (especially blues and yellows) before itcan be identified with an eye exam or visual field test. Dr. Arden developed a special color vision test to help identify and treat glaucoma patients as early as possible.
Scott Brodie, MD, an eye surgeon from New York, designed a simplified version of this color test that can be completed in just minutes. For the Arden Screening Test, the patient is seated in front of a computer screen and a series of colored circles are displayed that have a break, or missing area on contrasting backgrounds. While looking straight ahead, the patient identifies the location of the break with her peripheral vision. As the test progresses, the contrast between the circle and the background slowly decreases until patient can no longer identify the break.
This test is very important when determining whether glaucoma treatment is appropriate. St. Luke’s Cataract & Laser Institute is one of the few facilities in the country to offer the Arden Screening Test. This test enables us to separate patients who have elevated pressures or other suspect glaucoma signs that are normal from those who truly have the disease and require treatment.
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