Laptop glaucoma test demonstrated to MPs

A new computer test to help optometrists diagnose glaucoma could be downloaded from the internet by clinicians from all over the world as part of their glaucoma screening systems.

The diagnostic software has been developed by researchers at Moorfields Eye Hospital, who presented it to MPs at the House of Commons on World Glaucoma Day on March 6.

The Motion Displacement Test (MDT) is in the final stages of development and investigates patients' visual fields, specifically their peripheral vision. It can run on a standard PC or laptop.

Eventually it is hoped the software will be available to download over the internet.