Abstract

MORALES-LEON, Jorge E. et al. Vision simulators in glaucoma: why glaucoma cannot be expressed in images and proposing a theoretical simulator. Rev. mex. oftalmol [online]. 2022, vol.96, n.5, pp.227-230.  Epub Jan 31, 2023. ISSN 2604-1227.  https://doi.org/10.24875/rmo.m22000242.

Traditionally, vision and healthcare professionals describe glaucoma vision loss as “tunnel vision” or “looking through a straw”. Nevertheless, any simulator that aims to express or imitate glaucoma symptoms must consider a constant gaze tracker, a specific type of scotoma (relative or absolute), and the location of scotomas, which should also be designed as negative (disappearing objects and images). In this brief communication, we propose doing blindspot exercises as a physiologic glaucoma simulator. We believe this is important for ophthalmologists and glaucoma patient relatives in order to understand how confusing images can get in the real world for people with glaucoma. Vision in glaucoma, in perception terms, is perceived just the same as normal vision with many subconscious symptoms that cannot be directly attributed to the disease by the patient suffering from it.

Keywords : Blind spot; Glaucoma; Quality of life; Vision with glaucoma.

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