At Ackerson Eyecare, we use advanced Visual Field technology to map out your peripheral vision and detect microscopic blind spots caused by neurological or eye diseases.

A visual field machine is a highly specialized diagnostic device that tests the full horizontal and vertical range of what you can see. Instead of just reading a standard eye chart straight ahead, you look into a bowl-shaped instrument and press a button whenever you see subtle flashes of light in your periphery. This allows us to accurately map your exact field of vision and identify tiny, hidden blind spots that you cannot notice during your daily life.

This technology plays an important role in the early detection and long-term monitoring of conditions such as:

• Glaucoma (a silent blinding disease that slowly steals your peripheral vision before affecting your center vision)
• Optic nerve damage and neurological conditions
• Macular degeneration (which causes central vision distortion)
• Vision loss caused by severe blunt ocular trauma
• Baseline vision mapping for high-risk patients

One of the biggest advantages of our visual field technology is its ability to track subtle neurological changes over time. Because diseases like glaucoma can damage the optic nerve long before you experience noticeable symptoms, regular visual field tests—especially when combined with our advanced Heidelberg OCT retinal imaging—allow us to accurately diagnose and monitor your disease years before severe, permanent vision loss occurs.