Confrontation Fields

Patient and Examiner sit 4 to 5 feet apart, both at the same eye level.
Patient occludes one eye with the palm of their hand.
Examiner instructs the patient to fixate at all times on the examiners nose.
Explain to the patient that you are testing their "side vision" or peripheral vision.
Explain that you will be holding up 1, 2, or 5 fingers on one or both hands. They are to tell you how many fingers they see.
With patient fixating examiner's nose, patient is shown examiners fists.
Ask patient if both hands are approximately equal in color or brightness.
Present patient with fingers (1, 2 or 5) with hands held approximately one meter in front of the patient.
Keep in mind that you are performing a gross test of visual field, beyond the central visual field of 20 to 30 degrees.
Test all four quadrants.
Switch eyes and repeat for the other eye.
Record your results.