Patients failing the Esterman visual field test twice had their results substantiated by the monocular Humphrey 30–2 test which in all cases confirmed the visual field loss.

The Esterman test has been said to favour the lower field of vision, which it’s argued, by some, makes the test ineffective for accurately assessing your vision for driving.

For those who have certain eye conditions with enough sight to continue to drive, you may have heard of the Esterman Visual Field test.

Image: Adobe Stock. The headset uses Bluetooth to conduct full threshold, Esterman, 10-2, 24-2 and 30-2 visual fields and also evaluates for ptosis, contrast sensitivity, stereo and color vision.