Kinetic testing is the evaluation of the visual field with a moving target.

• A. Static
• B. Perimetric
• C. Tonometric
• D. Kinetic

Answer: (D)

Kinetic testing maps the visual field by moving a stimulus from nonseeing to seeing, recording the exact point where the patient first detects the target to outline the field boundary for that stimulus size. This moving-target approach is the defining feature of kinetic perimetry (as done with instruments like the Goldmann perimeter). It contrasts with static perimetry, which presents stationary lights at fixed locations and measures sensitivity by varying brightness. Tonometric refers to measuring intraocular pressure, not the method of visual field testing. So, the description fits kinetic perimetry because it uses a moving target to determine where the visual field is detectable.