Visual field examination for children with shunted hydrocephalus

Materials and methods From Dec. 2007 until Dec. 2008 all children over 6 years of age treated with hydrocephalus in our institute were included. The children received an ophthalmological investigation concerning strabismus and binocular function, ophthalmoscopy, visual acuity and refraction. The special focus was visual field diagnosis, which we made with all children having cognitive conditions. The investigation was made by using the 'Goldmann' perimeter (static perimetry). Children with and without visual field defects were compared concerning age at the time of ophthalmological examination, genesis of hydrocephalus and FOH of current CT or MRI scans.