Franz Fankhauser: The Father of the Automated Perimeter

Contributions to Progress in Ophthalmology from Switzerland: From the 16th to the 21st Century

“…But Franz Fankhauser left his mark on ophthalmology with another innovation – he is widely described as the inventor of automated perimetry [51]. Fankhauser’s work on the physiology of vision related to perimetry started in Berne when he worked as a resident and later as chief resident for Hans Goldmann.…”

“…This was the beginning of laser surgery of the human body. It became immediately clear that such lasers working with explosive energy would become, when used at the correct size, extremely useful for microsurgery in the closed eye" [51].…”

Computer perimetry in the diagnosis of primary open-angle glaucoma

“…Родоначальником стандартной автоматизированной периметрии (SAP) считают F. Fankhauser, который начал свои исследования в этом направлении в 1958 г., а уже в 1974 г. в Швейцарии фирмой INTERZEAG (сегодня HAAG STREIT) на основе его разработок был создан первый автоматизированный периметр Octopus-201 [7,8]. A. Heijl и C. Krakau (1985) разработали программное обеспечение другого автоматизированного периметра -анализатора поля зрения Humphrey Visual Field Analyzer (HFA) и предложили оригинальный способ контроля фиксации взгляда тестируемого глаза испытуемого в процессе исследования, получивший всеобщее признание и названный именем авторов (Heijl-Krakau) [8,9].…”

“…Программа G-2, в которую были добавлены 14 дополнительных точек на периферии от 30 до 60°, введена в периметр Octopus-101 в 1993 г. [7,8]. В 1987 г. были созданы аналогичные программы («30-2» и «24-2») для анализатора поля зрения HFA [10].…”

Psychomotor Vigilance and Visual Field Test Performance

“…4 Since then, many advances have been made, including the introduction of automated visual field testing (VFT) around the 1970s, which paved the way for Franz Fankhauser to develop the Octopus, and later for Anders Heijl to work on the Humphrey Visual Field. 5,6 Smarter strategies, such as the Swedish Threshold Interactive Algorithm (SITA) for the Humphrey Visual Field Test machines, have significantly reduced testing times in comparison to full threshold testing. 7 Yet, according to published survey results, VFT remains one of the least favorite tests among glaucoma patients.…”