Apparatus and method for automated perimetry

An automated perimeter comprising.:

• a base;
• a patient interface connected to the base and spatially adjustable to the patient's head and eyes;
• a dome associated with the patient interface and adjustably moveable between a first position adjacent the patient interface and a second position away from the patient interface;
• an interior hemispherical surface on the dome upon which a visual stimulus can be placed;
• a first modular housing containing a visual stimulus generating and projection device to project the visual stimulus through a first opening in the dome to a selected but adjustable location on the interior hemispherical surface of the dome;
• a second modular housing removeably attachable to the dome at or near a second opening in the dome;
• the second modular housing containing an eye sensing devise to sense the position and diameter of a patient's pupil through the second opening;
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• releasable electrical connections between the first and second modular housing and an electrical communications path to a stand alone processor device.

An automated perimeter comprising:

• a base;
• a patient interface connected to the base and spatially adjustable to the patient's head and eyes;
• a dome associated with the patient interface and adjustably moveable between a first position adjacent the patient interface and a second position away from the patient interface;
• an imaging device having means for continuously capturing an image of a patient's eye;
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• an image processing circuit connected to the imaging device having means for identifying and locating the eye and continuously monitoring the size and position of the eye.