In a study at the Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia, 24 glaucomatous eyes with known field defects were tested by three examiners of different backgrounds using oculo-kinetic perimetry, a screening test for glaucoma. The interrater agreement was excellent; only in one case did results differ. Seventeen eyes had a defective result, but in six cases the test was normal. Both patients and untrained staff find this test easy to do, but the apparent high false-negative rate is cause for concern and needs further evaluation. Oculo-kinetic perimetry may well be better used as a complementary test by those opticians doing tonometry and by general practitioners who currently rarely screen for glaucoma.